noun
Meaning 1
The rosy periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
Madagascar periwinkle
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noun
Meaning 2
commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: periwinkle, rose periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Burmese: သင်္ဘောမညှိုးပန်း (sangbhau:ma.hnyui:pan:) — Catharanthus roseus
- Catalan: pruenga de jardí — Catharanthus roseus
- Chinese Mandarin: 長春花 /长春花 (chángchūnhuā) — Catharanthus roseus
- French: pervenche de Madagascar — Catharanthus roseus
- German: Rosafarbene Catharanthe — Catharanthus roseus
- Haitian Creole: kakapoul — Catharanthus roseus
- Hawaiian: kīhāpai — Catharanthus roseus
- Japanese: 日々草 (nichinichisō) — Catharanthus roseus
- Malagasy: vonenina — Catharanthus roseus
- Polish: katarantus różowy — Catharanthus roseus
- Polish: barwinek różowy — Catharanthus roseus