periwinkle Synonyms
Another word for periwinkle
• noun (Context 1)
Any of several trailing, evergreen herbaceous plants of the genus Vinca in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, native to Europe and Asia and widely cultivated as ornamental ground cover for their glossy foliage and solitary, five-petaled, pinwheel-shaped blue, violet, or white flowers.
"She planted creeping vinca along the shaded garden border to suppress weeds and add a carpet of blue blossoms in spring."
• noun (Context 2)
A small, edible marine gastropod mollusk of the family Littorinidae, especially the common European species Littorina littorea, having a thick, spiral, conical shell and inhabiting rocky intertidal shorelines across the North Atlantic.
"At low tide, the children searched the tide pools for periwinkles clinging to the wet rocks and seaweed."
• noun (Context 3)
A pastel shade of purplish-blue or light indigo, intermediate between lavender and cornflower blue.
"The artist mixed ultramarine with white and a touch of violet to achieve a soft lavender for the evening sky."
• adjective (Context 4)
Having a pale, purplish-blue or light indigo color resembling the blossoms of the periwinkle plant.
"The bridesmaids wore matching purplish-blue dresses that complemented the spring garden setting."