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per•i•win•kle



Pronunciation: (per'i-wing"kul), [key]
—n.
1. any of various marine gastropods or sea snails, esp. Littorina littorea, used for food in Europe.
2. the shell of any of these animals.

per•i•win•kle



Pronunciation: (per'i-wing"kul), [key]
—n.
1. Also called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers.
2. any of several similar plants of the genus Vinca or Catharanthus.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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