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Definition of Vinca minor

Vinca minor
Periwinkle Per"i*win`kle, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr. L. pervinca.] (Bot.) A trailing herb of the genus Vinca. Note: The common perwinkle (Vinca minor) has opposite evergreen leaves and solitary blue or white flowers in their axils. In America it is often miscalled myrtle. See under Myrtle.

Meaning of Vinca minor from wikipedia

- Vinca minor (common names lesser periwinkle or dwarf periwinkle) is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, native to central and southern...
- Vinca species are cultivated but have also spread invasively. Additionally, some species have medicinal uses.The most spread species is Vinca minor....
- Vinca major, with the common names bigleaf periwinkle, large periwinkle, greater periwinkle and blue periwinkle, is a species of flowering plant in the...
- Vinca alkaloids are a set of anti-mitotic and anti-microtubule alkaloid agents originally derived from the periwinkle plant Catharanthus roseus (basionym...
- family. Its name is derived from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb (Vinca minor) which bears flowers of the same color. The color periwinkle is also...
- Trachelospermum jasminoides: individual seeds, showing pappus Vinca major (seeds) Vinca minor: botanical plate showing paired fruits (no. 5) Wrightia tinctoria...
- rarest migrant hawk-moths, a larva was discovered feeding on periwinkle Vinca minor. The adult has a greenish head, with rufous in front and a grey band...
- Primula acaulis Morning glory (Ipomoea a****inata) Vaccinium corymbosum Vinca minor Blue Delphinium flower Blue Lupme flower Lupinus pilosus Lactarius indigo...
- Tuberculina sbrozzii parasitizing the rust Puccinia cribrata on leaf of Vinca minor Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Fungi Division:...
- history and negatively affecting survival. Invasive species, including Vinca minor, Alliaria petiolata, and Hesperis matronalis, compete with T. recurvatum...