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■ noun a plant with flat five-petalled flowers and glossy leaves, some kinds of which contain alkaloids used in medicine. [Genera Vinca and Catharanthus .]
Origin
OE peruince , from late L. pervinca , reinforced in ME by Anglo-Norman Fr. pervenke .
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■ noun another term for winkle .
Origin
C16: of unknown origin.