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Significats de Cape periwinkle en anglès

Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers.

Sinònims
Examples for "periwinkle"
Examples for "periwinkle"
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The stars began to bloom in an inky sky of periwinkle blue.
A golden web
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There were, besides, some other sorts of shell-fish, particularly the large periwinkle.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
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The trees were half in leaf, the sky was periwinkle blue.
Jean-Christophe in Paris: The Market-Place, Antoinette, the Hous...
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Over the big old tombstones creep vines of ivy and periwinkle.
Invisible Links
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Her colors were bright -tangerine, periwinkle blue and beach-glassgreen.
Reuters
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Vinca rosea.-Behavesin the same manner as the last species: 'Gardeners' Chronicle' 1861 page 699, 736, 831.
The Effects of Cross & Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingd...
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A related species (the Madagascar periwinkle) was the original source of a number of vinca alkaloids which remain important in treating cancer.
The Irish Times
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They began almost to suspect the probity of the poor old maid.
Mrs. Budlong's Christmas Presents
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She will not be the old maid of the family after all.
Floyd Grandon's Honor
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Compared to that, being an old maid looks mighty good, believe me.
American empire: blood and iron
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There was no love lost between the old maid and her relatives.
Original Short Stories — Volume 05
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The chevalier and the old maid, believing themselves alone, were talking aloud.
Beatrix