資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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}.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Vinca minor
n : widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny
leaves and usually blue-violet flowers [syn: {myrtle}]