单词 | trailing myrtle |
释义 | trailing myrtle in British English (ˈtreɪlɪŋ ˈmɜːtəl) noun a US name for periwinkle2 (sense 1) periwinkle in British English 2 (ˈpɛrɪˌwɪŋkəl) noun 1. Also called (US): creeping myrtle, trailing myrtle any of several Eurasian apocynaceous evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, such as V. minor (lesser periwinkle) and V. major (greater periwinkle), having trailing stems and blue flowers 2. a. a light purplish-blue colour b. (as adjective) a periwinkle coat Word origin C14 pervenke, from Old English perwince, from Late Latin pervinca |
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