Word Type

Noun

Adjective

The word "periwinkle" can be used as noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Madagascar periwinkle bigleaf periwinkle blue periwinkle checkered periwinkle common periwinkle flat periwinkle giant periwinkle greater periwinkle herbaceous periwinkle large periwinkle periwinkled periwinkler periwinkling rose periwinkle rosy periwinkle rough periwinkle

Etymologically Related To

pennywinkle winch wink

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

herb herbaceous plant seafood seasnail subshrub suffrutex

Type Of (IsA)

annual plant herb seafood seasnail subshrub

Related Terms

vinblastine vincristine

Related Terms

littorina mollusk vinblastine vinca vincristine

Synonym Network

myrtle winkle

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