vinca : Idioms & Phrases
genus vinca
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noun periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials
Vinca.
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vinca major
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noun plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes
large periwinkle.
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vinca minor
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noun widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
myrtle.
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vinca rosea
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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.