Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various periwinkles of the genus Vinca or the closely related genus Catharanthus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of gamopetalous plants, of the order Apocynaceæ, tribe Plumerieæ, and subtribe Euplumerieæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several
evergreen shrubs , of the genusVinca , including theperiwinkle
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The name vincristine comes from vinca, the Latin word for “bind.”
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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The name vincristine comes from vinca, the Latin word for “bind.”
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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The name vincristine comes from vinca, the Latin word for “bind.”
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Periwinkles, also known as vinca, are one of the most popular warm-season annual bedding plants used in landscapes.
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Periwinkles, also known as vinca, are one of the most popular warm-season annual bedding plants used in landscapes.
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Periwinkles, also known as vinca, are one of the most popular warm-season annual bedding plants used in landscapes.
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Periwinkles, also known as vinca, are one of the most popular warm-season annual bedding plants used in landscapes.
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Periwinkles, also known as vinca, are one of the most popular warm-season annual bedding plants used in landscapes.
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Periwinkles, also known as vinca, are one of the most popular warm-season annual bedding plants used in landscapes.
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Periwinkles, also known as vinca, are one of the most popular warm-season annual bedding plants used in landscapes.
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