"periwinkle" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɛɹ.ɪˌwɪŋ.kəl/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-periwinkle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more periwinkle [comparative], most periwinkle [superlative]
Etymology: Diminutive of Middle English perwinke, from Old English perfince, perwince (compare Middle High German berwinke), from Latin pervinca (compare French pervenche, Italian pervinca). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|perwinke}} Middle English perwinke, {{der|en|ang|perfince}} Old English perfince, {{cog|gmh|berwinke}} Middle High German berwinke, {{der|en|la|pervinca}} Latin pervinca, {{cog|fr|pervenche}} French pervenche, {{cog|it|pervinca}} Italian pervinca Head templates: {{en-adj}} periwinkle (comparative more periwinkle, superlative most periwinkle)
  1. Of pale bluish purple colour. Related terms: vinblastine, vincristine Translations (colour): babakék (Hungarian), pervinkea (Ido), pervinca (Italian), barwinkowy (Polish)
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Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛɹ.ɪˌwɪŋ.kəl/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-periwinkle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: periwinkles [plural]
Etymology: Diminutive of Middle English perwinke, from Old English perfince, perwince (compare Middle High German berwinke), from Latin pervinca (compare French pervenche, Italian pervinca). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|perwinke}} Middle English perwinke, {{der|en|ang|perfince}} Old English perfince, {{cog|gmh|berwinke}} Middle High German berwinke, {{der|en|la|pervinca}} Latin pervinca, {{cog|fr|pervenche}} French pervenche, {{cog|it|pervinca}} Italian pervinca Head templates: {{en-noun}} periwinkle (plural periwinkles)
  1. Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers. Synonyms (Vinca): myrtle, vinca, creeping myrtle
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  2. Similar plants of genus Catharanthus. Translations (plant): χαμαιδάφνη (khamaidáphnē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), барве́нак (barvjénak) [masculine] (Belarusian), зимзелен (zimzelen) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vinca [feminine] (Catalan), pervinca [feminine] (Catalan), 蔓長春花 /蔓长春花 (mànchángchūnhuā) (Chinese Mandarin), barvínek [masculine] (Czech), brčál [masculine] (Czech), vinko (Esperanto), talvio (Finnish), pervenche [feminine] (French), cangroia [feminine] (Galician), გველის სურო (gvelis suro) (Georgian), Immergrün [neuter] (German), Singrün [neuter] (German), וינקה (vínka) [feminine] (Hebrew), meténg (Hungarian), pervinko (Ido), fincín [masculine] (Irish), bláth na faochan [masculine] (Irish), pervinca [feminine] (Italian), ツルニチニチソウ (tsurunichinisō) (Japanese), ニチニチソウ (nichinichisō) (Japanese), қабыршөп (qabıršöp) (Kazakh), pervinca [feminine] (Latin), bliuette [feminine] (Norman), pèrvenche [feminine] (Norman), barwinek [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), pervinca [feminine] (Portuguese), saschiu [masculine] (Romanian), pervincă [feminine] (Romanian), барви́нок (barvínok) [masculine] (Russian), зи̏мзеле̄н [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zȉmzelēn [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zimzelen [masculine] (Slovene), vinca (Spanish), Cezayir menekşesi (Turkish), барві́нок (barvínok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), dừa cạn (Vietnamese), perfagl [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)
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  3. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
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Translations (colour): pervenche [feminine] (French), babakék (Hungarian), pervinca [masculine] (Italian), kolor barwinkowy [inanimate, masculine] (Polish)
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: bigleaf periwinkle (taxonomic: Vinca major), blue periwinkle (taxonomic: Vinca major), common periwinkle (taxonomic: Vinca minor), greater periwinkle (taxonomic: Vinca major), herbaceous periwinkle (taxonomic: Vinca herbacea), large periwinkle (taxonomic: Vinca major), Madagascar periwinkle (taxonomic: Catharanthus roseus), periwinkled, periwinkler, periwinkling, rose periwinkle, rosy periwinkle (taxonomic: Catharanthus roseus) Disambiguation of 'colour': 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛɹ.ɪˌwɪŋ.kəl/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-periwinkle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: periwinkles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], alteration of *pinewinkle (compare English dialectal pennywinkle), from Old English pīnewincle, compound of Latin pīna (“kind of mussel”), itself from Ancient Greek πίνη (pínē), variant of πίννα (pínna, “mussel”)) and Old English wincel (“corner”) (compare dialectal Danish vinkel (“snail shell”)). More at winch and wink. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm}} Middle English [Term?], {{inh|en|ang|pīnewincle}} Old English pīnewincle, {{der|en|la|pīna|t=kind of mussel}} Latin pīna (“kind of mussel”), {{der|en|grc|πίνη}} Ancient Greek πίνη (pínē), {{m+|ang|wincel|t=corner}} Old English wincel (“corner”), {{cog|da|vinkel|t=snail shell}} Danish vinkel (“snail shell”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} periwinkle (plural periwinkles)
  1. A mollusk of family Littorinidae. Synonyms (mollusk): winkle Translations (mollusc): bígaru [masculine] (Asturian), mincha [feminine] (Asturian), bigorn [masculine] (Breton), 濱螺 /滨螺 (bīnluó) (Chinese Mandarin), plážovka [feminine] (Czech), alikruik [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), rantakotilo (Finnish), bigorneau [masculine] (French), vigneau [masculine] (French), vignot [masculine] (French), bígaro [masculine] (Galician), caramuxo [masculine] (Galician), mincha [feminine] (Galician), Uferschnecke [feminine] (German), meténg (Hungarian), faocha [feminine] (Irish), gioradán [masculine] (Irish), miongán [masculine] (Irish), litorina [feminine] (Italian), littorale [feminine] (Italian), タマキビガイ (tamakibigai) (Japanese), ngaeti (Māori), mākerekere (Māori), matatangata (Māori), mātangata (Māori), ataata (Māori), v'licot [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), pobrzeżka [feminine] (Polish), litorina [feminine] (Portuguese), litorină [feminine] (Romanian), литори́на (litorína) [feminine] (Russian), bigarro [masculine] (Spanish), bígaro (Spanish), pid-de-ron (Woiwurrung)
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  2. (Pacific Northwest US) A caddisfly larva.
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Derived forms: checkered periwinkle (taxonomic: Littorina scutulata), common periwinkle (taxonomic: Littorina littorea), flat periwinkle (taxonomic: Littorina obtusata), giant periwinkle (taxonomic: Turbo sarmaticus), rough periwinkle (taxonomic: Littorina saxatilis)
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "word": "miongán"
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      "code": "it",
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    },
    {
      "code": "wyi",
      "lang": "Woiwurrung",
      "lang_code": "wyi",
      "sense": "mollusc",
      "word": "pid-de-ron"
    }
  ],
  "word": "periwinkle"
}

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