periwinkle

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n. 小长春花, 长春花, 玉黍螺

发音

UK /ˈpɛɹ.ɪˌwɪŋ.kəl/
其它
US /ˈpɛɹ.ɪˌwɪŋ.kəl/

词形变化

periwinkles 复数 more periwinkle 比较级 most periwinkle 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.

    蔓长春花

  2. 2.

    A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.

  3. 3.

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

  4. 1.

    A mollusk of family Littorinidae.

    滨螺

  5. 2.

    A caddisfly larva.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of pale bluish purple colour.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

winkle Madagascar periwinkle old maid rose periwinkle

上位词 5

herb seafood sea snail subshrub suffrutex

下位词 1

myrtle

部分词 1

winkle

整体词 1

winkle

相关短语

giant periwinkle rosy periwinkle Madagascar periwinkle 长春花 rose periwinkle [网络] 日日春；长春花；日日草

词源

Diminutive of Middle English perwinke, from Old English perfince, perwince (compare Middle High German berwinke), from Latin pervinca (compare French pervenche, Italian pervinca).

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