Understanding the meaning of periwinkle

periwinkle

/'pɛrɪ,wɪŋkəl/

noun
edible marine gastropod
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type of:
seasnail
noun
commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
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type of:
herbaceous plant herb
noun
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
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type of:
seafood
noun
chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
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type of:
suffrutex subshrub

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