periwinkle
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 小长春花，长春花，玉黍螺
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词源说明
Diminutive of Middle English perwinke, from Old English perfince, perwince (compare Middle High German berwinke), from Latin pervinca (compare French pervenche, Italian pervinca).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers. [from 10th c.]
- Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
- A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
形容词 Adjective
- Of pale bluish purple colour.
词族
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- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语
- 继承自 ←古英语 pīnewincle
- 源自 ←拉丁语 pīna “kind of mussel”
- 源自 ←古希腊语 πίνη
词源说明
From Middle English [Term?], alteration of *pinewinkle (compare English dialectal pennywinkle), from Old English pīnewincle, compound of Latin pīna (“kind of mussel”), itself from Ancient Greek πίνη (pínē), variant of πίννα (pínna, “mussel”)) and Old English wincel (“corner”) (compare dialectal Danish vinkel (“snail shell”)). More at winch and wink