periwinkle

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

pervinca

alikruik

pervenche

Immergrün

Strandschnecke

bigorneau

Uferschnecke

maagdenpalm

litorina

vincapervinca

littorina

bigarro

vignot

vigneau

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛɹ.ɪˌwɪŋ.kəl/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle High German: berwinke

Cognate with French: pervenche

Cognate with Italian: pervinca

Inherited from Old English: pīnewincle

Cognate with Danish: 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).