Definitions for vincaˈvɪŋ kə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vin•caˈvɪŋ kə(n.)
Category: Botany
Ref: periwinkle2.
Origin of vinca:
1865–70; < NL Vinca type genus < LL pervinca periwinkle2
Princeton's WordNet
Vinca, genus Vinca(noun)
periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials
Wiktionary
vinca(Noun)
Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Vinca
A plant genus of the family APOCYNACEAE. Vinca rosea has been changed to CATHARANTHUS roseus.
Translations for vinca
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
capstan(noun)
a drum-shaped machine, used for winding eg a ship's anchor-cable.
- kaapstanderAfrikaans
- رَحويَّه: آلَةُ رَفْعِ حِبالِ السَّفينَهArabic
- мор. шпилBulgarian
- cabrestantePortuguese (BR)
- kotevní vratidlo, navijákCzech
- die AnkerwindeGerman
- (anker-)spilDanish
- μηχανισμός ρυμούλκησηςGreek
- cabrestanteSpanish
- kepselEstonian
- گردونۀ لنگر؛ چرخ طنابFarsi
- kelaFinnish
- cabestanFrench
- כַּנָןHebrew
- ढोल, चर्खीHindi
- brodsko vitloCroatian
- kábeldob, csörlőHungarian
- kerekanIndonesian
- gangspil, vindaIcelandic
- arganoItalian
- 巻揚装置Japanese
- (앵커 케이블) 캡스턴Korean
- suktuvasLithuanian
- vinčaLatvian
- kumparanMalay
- kaapstanderDutch
- gangspillNorwegian
- kabestanPolish
- گردونۀ لنگر؛ چرخ طنابPersian
- خرخ: هغه څرخ چه درسۍ دتاوېدو په وا سطه درانه شيان را كاږى (په تېره) په بيړۍ كېPashto
- cabrestantePortuguese
- cabestanRomanian
- кабестанRussian
- navijákSlovak
- vretenoSlovenian
- čekrkSerbian
- ankarspelSwedish
- เครื่องสำหรับฉุดดึงของหนักThai
- bocurgat,ırgat, vinçTurkish
- 絞盤，起錨機Chinese (Trad.)
- шпильUkrainian
- بحری جہاز کے لنگر کے رسے کو لپیٹنے والا کھونٹہUrdu
- cái tờiVietnamese
- 绞盘，起锚机Chinese (Simp.)
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