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Added 9 October 2026

periwinkle

/ˈpɛɹ.ɪˌwɪŋ.kəl/ noun

In Latin: pervinca Wiktionary

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Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
periwinkle:

adjective

Of pale bluish purple colour.

noun

A mollusk of family Littorinidae.
A caddisfly larva.

Origin

Diminutive of Middle English perwinke, from Old English perfince, perwince (compare Middle High German berwinke), from Latin pervinca (compare French pervenche, Italian pervinca).

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