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vinca

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: V IH1 NG K AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Vinca

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Vinca, a back-formation from Latin pervinca.