periwinkle

Meanings

• noun

  A small blue or purple flowering plant with heart-shaped leaves, belonging to the cabbage family.

  - "The periwinkle plant blooms with beautiful blue flowers."
  - "My grandmother's garden was filled with various periwinkle plants."

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Synonyms

myrtle , vinca , winkle

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with periwinkle
winkle , linkle

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Variants

List of all variants of periwinkle that leads to same result
myrtle , periwinkle , periwinkle blue , periwinkles , Madagascar periwinkle , rosy periwinkle , Madagascar periwinkles

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Etymology

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From Old English periwynkel, probably meaning 'purple winkle,' referring to the winkling or twisting motion of the plant's heart-shaped leaves.

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Trivia

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1. Periwinkle plants are often used in traditional medicine for various ailments.

2. The periwinkle is also known as myrtle-leaved vinca or common periwinkle.

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Related Concepts

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1. Vinca minor: Scientific name for the periwinkle plant.

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Culture

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In literature, periwinkle is often used as a symbol of constancy and devotion, particularly in the poem 'The Periwinkle' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

How to Memorize "periwinkle"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a small, heart-shaped plant with blue or purple flowers.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the periwinkle with constancy and devotion.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'periwinkle' as 'purple winkle'.

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