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periwinkle

The correct spelling is periwinkle.

How to pronounce periwinkle

noun

IPA: /ˈpɛɹɪwɪŋk(ə)l/

Say it like: Per-iwi-nkl-e

The correct spelling is periwinkle. Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
  2. 2.Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
  3. 3.A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
  4. 4.A mollusk of genus Littorina.

adjective

  1. 1.Of pale bluish purple colour.

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