I bought a variety of shade-loving plants to add to my garden: ferns, periwinkle, and several hostas with variegated green and white leaves.
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Periwinkle
/ˈpɛɹ.ɪˌwɪŋ.kəl/
Synonyms for "periwinkle" (35 found)
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10 entriesCatharanthus roseus cultivarLittorina littoreaLittorina saxatilisVinca majorVinca minorblue violetlavenderlavender bluepale bluepastel blue
Collocations
9 entriesMadagascar periwinklecommon periwinkleperiwinkle blueperiwinkle colorperiwinkle flowerperiwinkle hueperiwinkle pigmentperiwinkle plantperiwinkle shade
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3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
3 translations across 3 languages.
French
1 entries- pervenche noun (colour)
Hungarian
1 entries- babakék noun (colour)
Italian
1 entries- pervinca noun (colour)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
And, Pierrot, next time we pass a fine periwinkle thou hadst best jump down and pluck a fresh bunch for my Barbo’s ears.
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The Periwinkle is a great binder, staying bleeding both at mouth and nose if some of the leaves be chewed.
Source: wiktionary
He that vvould diſcern the rudimentall ſtroak of a plant, may behold it in the Originall of Duckvveed, at the bigneſſe of a pins point, from convenient vvater in glaſſes, vvherein a vvatchfull eye may alſo diſcover the puncticular Originals of Perivvincles and Gnats.
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