periwinkle

n. 小长春花, 长春花, 玉黍螺

periwinkle

n.（名词）
Any of several small, often edible marine snails, especially of the genusLittorina, having thick, cone-shaped, whorled shells.
滨螺：任何几种小型的，常可食用的海生蜗牛，尤指滨螺属 ，有厚的、圆锥形的螺状壳
The shell of any of the periwinkles.
任何滨螺的壳

来源：
Middle English *periwinkle
中古英语 *periwinkle
probably alteration influenced by pervinkle [periwinkle (plant)] * see periwinkle 2
可能为 受 pervinkle的影响 [小长春花] *参见 periwinkle2
of Old English ponewincle
古英语 ponewincle的变化
Latin pona [mussel] from Greek pinô
拉丁语 pona [贻贝] 源自 希腊语 pinô
Old English -wincel [snail shell]
古英语 -wincel [蜗牛壳]

periwinkle
periwinkle 2

n.（名词）
Any of several shrubby, trailing, evergreen plants of the genusVinca, especially V. minor, having glossy, dark green, opposite leaves and flowers with a blue, funnel-shaped corolla. Also called myrtle
小长春花：一种灌木状的蔓生常绿植物，长春花属 ，尤指 小长春花属 ，有光滑、深绿色的对生叶，花朵上有蓝色漏斗状的雄蕊 也作 myrtle
Any of several erect herbs of the genusCatharanthus, especially C. roseus, having flowers with a rose-pink or white salverform corolla and a closed throat.
长春花类植物：任何一种属于长春花属 的直生草类，尤指 长春花 花朵有玫瑰粉色或白色的托盘状花冠

来源：
Middle English pervinkle [diminutive of] pervinke
中古英语 pervinkle [] pervinke的小后缀
from Old English pervince
源自 古英语 pervince
from Latin (vinca) pervinca
源自 拉丁语 (vinca) pervinca
from pervincore [to wind about]
源自 pervincore [缠绕]