| 单词 | periwinkle |
| 释义 | periwinkle1[ per-i-wing-kuhl ] / ˈpɛr ɪˌwɪŋ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR periwinkle ON THESAURUS.COM nounany of various marine gastropods or sea snails, especially Littorina littorea, used for food in Europe. the shell of any of these animals. Origin of periwinkle11520–30; perhaps reflecting (through assimilation to periwinkle2) Old English pīnewincle, equivalent to pīne (from Latin pīna from Greek pínē, pîna, a kind of mollusk) + -wincel “shellfish” (occurring only in compounds), cognate with dialectal Danish vinkel “snail shell” Words nearby periwinkleperivesical, perivisceral, perivisceritis, periwig, periwig chair, periwinkle, perjink, perjure, perjured, perjury, perk Definition for periwinkle (2 of 2)periwinkle2 [ per-i-wing-kuhl ] / ˈpɛr ɪˌwɪŋ kəl / nounAlso called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers. any of several similar plants of the genus Vinca or Catharanthus. a blue-violet color. Origin of periwinkle2before 1000; earlier pervinkle, perwinkle, alteration (see -le) of Middle English perwinke, pervinke, from Anglo-French pervenke (Old French pervenche ,) from Late Latin pervinca, Latin vi(n)capervi(n)ca; compare Old English peruince, Middle High German ber(e)winke from Late Latin pervinca OTHER WORDS FROM periwinkleper·i·win·kled, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for periwinkleBritish Dictionary definitions for periwinkle (1 of 2)periwinkle1 / (ˈpɛrɪˌwɪŋkəl) / nounany of various edible marine gastropods of the genus Littorina, esp L. littorea, having a spirally coiled shellOften shortened to: winkle Word Origin for periwinkleC16: of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for periwinkle (2 of 2)periwinkle2 / (ˈpɛrɪˌwɪŋkəl) / nounAlso 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
Word Origin for periwinkleC14 pervenke, from Old English perwince, from Late Latin pervinca Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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