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- [per-i-wing-kuh l]
- /ˈpɛr ɪˌwɪŋ kəl/
- /ˈper.ɪˌwɪŋ.kl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [per-i-wing-kuh l]
- /ˈpɛr ɪˌwɪŋ kəl/
Definitions of periwinkle word
- noun periwinkle Also called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers. 1
- noun periwinkle any of several similar plants of the genus Vinca or Catharanthus. 1
- noun periwinkle a blue-violet color. 1
- noun periwinkle blue-violet flowering plant 1
- noun periwinkle animal: sea snail 1
- variable noun periwinkle Periwinkle is a plant that grows along the ground and has blue flowers. 0
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Origin of periwinkle
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; perhaps reflecting (through assimilation to periwinkle2) Old English pīnewincle, equivalent to pīne (from Latin pīna from Greek pínē,pîna, a kind of mollusk) + -wincel “shellfish” (occurring only in compounds), cognate with dialectal Danish vinkel “snail shell”
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Parts of speech for Periwinkle
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periwinkle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for periwinkle
noun periwinkle
- amethyst — Amethysts are clear purple stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
- heliotrope — any hairy plant belonging to the genus Heliotropium, of the borage family, as H. arborescens, cultivated for its small, fragrant purple flowers.
- lilac — any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- magenta — a town in N Italy, W of Milan: the French and Sardinians defeated the Austrians here 1859.
- mulberry — the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus.
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