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Synonyms for periwinkle

  • noun

Most common

myrtle vinca old maid rose periwinkle shell

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Vinca — any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers

vinca, myrtle

2. Rose periwinkle

rose periwinkle, old maid

Other

shell, winkle, wink slang UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.

  2. n. 2

    Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.

Related words

Phrases
rose periwinkle giant periwinkle

Forms

Plural
periwinkles → vincas, myrtles, shells, winkles…

Example sentences

  • myrtle He often brought myrtle for his classmates at school.
  • shell It took Tom a long time to break out of his shell.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
periwinklerising
myrtlesteady
vincarising
shellfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
wink1
5 letters
shell1, vinca2
6 letters
myrtle2, winkle2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vinca2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
pervenche
Deutsch
Immergrün