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periwinkle Definition


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periwinkle1
noun
    1. Any of various climbing plants with slender trailing stems, oval shiny green leaves, and single bluish-purple flowers with five flat lobes.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon perwince: from Latin pervinca.




periwinkle2
noun
    1. Any of several species of herbivorous small marine mollusc with a spirally coiled shell, especially the edible or common periwinkle, sold by fishmongers as the winkle.
Etymology: 16c: probably from Anglo-Saxon pinewincle.



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