periwinkleとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

Diminutive of Middle English perwinke, from 古期英語 perfince, perwince (compare Middle High German berwinke), from Latin 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. Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
3. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.

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同意語

• (Vinca): myrtle, vinca, creeping myrtle

派生語

• blue periwinkle (Vinca major)
• common periwinkle (Vinca minor)
• bigleaf periwinkle (Vinca major)
• greater periwinkle (Vinca major)
• herbaceous periwinkle (Vinca herbacea)
• large periwinkle (Vinca major)
• Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
• rose periwinkle rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)

形容詞

periwinkle (comparative more periwinkle, superlative most periwinkle)

1. Of pale bluish purple colour.

参考

• 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

派生語

• checkered periwinkle (Littorina scutulata)
• common periwinkle (Littorina littorea)
• flat periwinkle (Littorina obtusata)
• rough periwinkle (Littorina saxatilis)