periwinkle

Noun

• edible marine gastropod

• small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

• commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers

• chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  winkle , rose periwinkle , Madagascar periwinkle , old maid , Cape periwinkle , red periwinkle , cayenne jasmine , Catharanthus roseus , Vinca rosea