1. n.1 any plant of the genus Vinca, esp. an evergreen trailing plant with blue or white flowers.
2 a tropical shrub, Catharanthus roseus, native to Madagascar.
Etymology: ME f. AF pervenke, OF pervenche f. LL pervinca, assim. to PERIWINKLE(2) 2. n. WINKLE.
Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.