periwinkle

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
2. Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
3. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.

Adj

Of pale bluish purple colour.

Concetti

pervinca

litorina

littorina

littorale

chiocciole di mare

pervinca del madagascar

vinca rosea

chiocciola di mare

Catharanthus roseus

sinonimi

winkle

Madagascar periwinkle

old maid

rose periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Cape periwinkle

red periwinkle

cayenne jasmine

Vinca rosea

myrtle

water-snail

shellfish

tadpole

whelk

winkles

vinca

vinca rosea

common periwinkle

Traduzioni

alikruik

Immergrün

pervenche

Strandschnecke

bigorneau

Uferschnecke

maagdenpalm

vincapervinca

vignot

bigarro

vigneau

cargolí

pervinca

pervenche de madagascar

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈpɛɹ.ɪˌwɪŋ.kəl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine tedesco medio alto: berwinke

Affine francese: pervenche

Affine italiano: pervinca

Ereditato da inglese antico: pīnewincle

Affine danese: vinkel

In summary

Diminutive of Middle English perwinke, from Old English perfince, perwince (compare Middle High German berwinke), from Latin pervinca (compare French pervenche, Italian pervinca).