periwinkle vs vinca

periwinkle

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

  • A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light. 

  • Similar plants of genus Catharanthus. 

  • A mollusk of family Littorinidae. 

adj
  • Of pale bluish purple colour. 

vinca

noun
  • Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle 

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