vinca : Idioms & Phrases


genus vinca

  • noun periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials
    Vinca.
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vinca major

  • noun plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes
    large periwinkle.
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vinca minor

  • noun widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
    myrtle.
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vinca rosea

  • noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
    cayenne jasmine; rose periwinkle; old maid; Madagascar periwinkle; periwinkle; red periwinkle; Cape periwinkle; Catharanthus roseus.
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