Thesaurus: periwinkle

Related headwords

Definitions

1. n. Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina.
2. n. A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.
3. n. chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
4. n. commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
5. n. small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
6. n. edible marine gastropod
7. Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina. Note: In America the name is often applied to several large univalves, as Fulgur carica, and F. canaliculata. A trailing herb of the genus Vinca. Note: The common perwinkle (Vinca minor) has opposite evergreen leaves and solitary blue or white flowers in their axils. In America it is often miscalled myrtle. See under Myrtle.
8. Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. Thecommon European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe extensivelyused as food, has recently become naturalized abundantly on theAmerican coast. See Littorina.
9. n:100 n. chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers n. commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers n. small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked