noun Download 🔗Share Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers. Examples : "My grandmother planted periwinkle along the garden path, and every spring it blooms with pretty blue flowers. " plant nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Similar plants of genus Catharanthus. Examples : "The garden center had several vibrant periwinkles alongside the vinca, both low-growing plants with cheerful flowers. " plant biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light. Examples : "My daughter chose a periwinkle paint for her bedroom walls; it's a calming, light blue-purple. " color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of pale bluish purple colour. Examples : "Here are a few options, ordered from simplest to more descriptive: * The baby's blanket was periwinkle. * She painted her bedroom walls a soft, periwinkle color. * My new scarf is a beautiful periwinkle shade, perfect for spring. " color appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A mollusk of genus Littorina. Examples : "The periwinkle clung tightly to the rocks near the tide pool. " animal ocean biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading