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长春花属的植物,玉黍螺

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.] (Zo["o]l.)
   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}.

   Note: In America the name is often applied to several large
         univalves, as {Fulgur carica}, and {F. canaliculata}.

Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr.
   L. pervinca.] (Bot.)
   A trailing herb of the genus {Vinca}.

   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}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

periwinkle
     n 1: chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
     2: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
        pinkish to red flowers [syn: {rose periwinkle}, {Madagascar
        periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape periwinkle}, {red
        periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine}, {Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca
        rosea}]
     3: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn: {winkle}]
     4: edible marine gastropod [syn: {winkle}]