Definitions for VINCAˈvɪŋ kə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vin•caˈvɪŋ kə(n.)

  1. Category: Botany

    Ref: periwinkle2.

Origin of vinca:

1865–70; < NL Vinca type genus < LL pervinca periwinkle2

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Vinca, genus Vinca(noun)

    periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials

Wiktionary

  1. vinca(Noun)

    Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Vinca

    A plant genus of the family APOCYNACEAE. Vinca rosea has been changed to CATHARANTHUS roseus.


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

capstan(noun)

a drum-shaped machine, used for winding eg a ship's anchor-cable.

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