Periwinkle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers

commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛɹɪwˌɪŋkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛɹɪwˌɪŋkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛɹɪwˌɪŋkəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɛɹɪwˌɪŋkəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cayenne jasmine Madagascar periwinkle winkle red periwinkle Catharanthus roseus Cape periwinkle old maid rose periwinkle Vinca rosea

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Immergrün

hauptsächlich hängende giftige Pflanzen mit blauen Blüten

🇫🇷French

pervenche

principalement des plantes vénéneuses à fleurs bleues

🇪🇸Spanish

bígaro

principalmente plantas venenosas con flores azules

🇮🇹Italian

pervinca

principalmente piante velenose con fiori blu

🇳🇱Dutch

maagdenpalm

voornamelijk achterblijvende giftige planten met blauwe bloemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pervinca

principalmente arrastando plantas venenosas com flores azuis

🇷🇺Russian

барвинок

в основном ядовитые растения с голубыми цветками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक प्रकार की वनस्पति

मुख्य रूप से नीले फूलों वाले जहरीले पौधों के पीछे

🇧🇩Bengali

পেরিউইঙ্কল

প্রধানত নীল ফুলের সঙ্গে বিষাক্ত গাছপালা অনুসরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பெரிவிங்கிள்

முக்கியமாக நீல நிற பூக்கள் கொண்ட நச்சு தாவரங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పెరివింకిల్

ప్రధానంగా నీలిరంగు పువ్వులతో విషపూరితమైన మొక్కలను వెనుకంజ వేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पेरीविंकल

मुख्यतः निळ्या फुलांसह विषारी झाडे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેરીવિંકલ

મુખ્યત્વે વાદળી ફૂલો સાથે ઝેરી છોડ પાછળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೆರಿವಿಂಕಲ್

ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನೀಲಿ ಹೂವುಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿಷಕಾರಿ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പെരിവിങ്കിൾ

പ്രധാനമായും നീല പൂക്കളുള്ള വിഷമുള്ള സസ്യങ്ങളെ പിന്തുടരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੀਵਿੰਕਲ

ਮੁੱਖ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਨੀਲੇ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲੇ ਪੌਦੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایک جھلک

بنیادی طور پر نیلے پھولوں والے زہریلے پودے کے پیچھے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

长春花

主要是带有蓝色花朵的有毒植物

🇯🇵Japanese

ツルニチニチソウ

主に青い花を咲かせる後続の有毒植物

🇰🇷Korean

대수리

주로 푸른 꽃을 피우는 독성 식물을 따라붙는다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cây dừa cạn

chủ yếu bám theo những cây độc có hoa màu xanh

🇹🇭Thai

หอยขม

ส่วนใหญ่เป็นพืชมีพิษที่มีดอกสีฟ้า

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نكة

زائدة بشكل رئيسي النباتات السامة ذات الزهور الزرقاء

🇮🇷Persian

مرجانی

عمدتاً گیاهان سمی دنباله دار با گل های آبی

🇹🇷Turkish

deniz salyangozu

esas olarak mavi çiçekli zehirli bitkileri takip ediyor

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