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Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish,
in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin
to Gr. ?. Cf. {Winkle}.] (Zool.)
Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus {Littorina}.
The common European species ({Littorina littorea}), in Europe
extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized
abundantly on the American coast. See {Littorina}.
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Note: In America the name is often applied to several large
univalves, as {Fulgur carica}, and {Fulgur
canaliculata}.
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Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr.
L. pervinca.] (Bot.)
A trailing herb of the genus {Vinca}.
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Note: The common perwinkle ({Vinca minor}) has opposite
evergreen leaves and solitary blue or white flowers in
their axils. In America it is often miscalled {myrtle}.
See under {Myrtle}.
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