periwinkleとは

語源 1

Diminutive of Middle English perwinke, from 古期英語 perfince, perwince (compare Middle High German berwinke), from Latin (vinca) pervinca (compare French pervenche, Italian pervinca), of unknown origin.

名詞

periwinkle (複数形 periwinkles)

1. Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers. [from 10th c.]
   • 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 220:

     The Periwinkle is a great binder, staying bleeding both at mouth and nose if some of the leaves be chewed.

2. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.

   periwinkle colour:  

引用

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:periwinkle.

同意語

• (plant): myrtle, vinca

形容詞

periwinkle (comparative more periwinkle, superlative most periwinkle)

1. Of pale bluish purple colour.

派生語

• Madagascar periwinkle
• rose periwinkle
• rosy periwinkle

参考

• Periwinkle (color) on Wikipedia.
• vinblastine
• vincristine
• Appendix:Colors

語源 2

Periwinkle emerging from its shell

From Middle English [Term?], alteration of *pinewinkle (compare English dialectal pennywinkle), from 古期英語 pīnewincle, compound of Latin pīna (“kind of mussel”), itself from Ancient Greek πίνη (pínē), variant of πίννα (pínna, “mussel”)) and 古期英語 wincel (“corner”) (compare dialectal Danish vinkel (“snail shell”)). More at winch and wink.

名詞

periwinkle (複数形 periwinkles)

1. A mollusk of genus Littorina.

同意語

• (mollusk): winkle

参考

• Periwinkle (mollusc) on Wikipedia.