Myrtle vs. Periwinkle — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Myrtle and Periwinkle
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Myrtle
Any of several evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Myrtus, especially M. communis, an aromatic shrub native to the Mediterranean region, having white flowers and blue-black berries and widely cultivated as a hedge plant.
Periwinkle
An Old World plant with flat five-petalled, typically bluish flowers and glossy leaves. Some kinds are grown as ornamentals and some contain alkaloids used in medicine.
Myrtle
Any of several other evergreen shrubs or trees, such as the wax myrtle.
Periwinkle
Another term for winkle
Myrtle
The periwinkle Vinca minor.
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Periwinkle
Any of various marine snails of the family Littorinidae, having thick, cone-shaped, whorled shells, especially Littorina littorea, an edible species of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Myrtle
An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
Periwinkle
The shell or the flesh of any of these snails.
Myrtle
Cyrilla spp.
Periwinkle
Any of several shrubby, trailing, evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, especially V. minor, having glossy, dark green, opposite leaves and flowers with a blue, funnel-shaped corolla.
Myrtle
A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.
Periwinkle
Any of several erect herbs of the genus Catharanthus, especially C. roseus, having flowers with a rose-pink or white salverform corolla and a closed throat.
Myrtle
Widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
Periwinkle
A pale purplish blue.
Myrtle
Any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus
Periwinkle
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
Periwinkle
Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
Periwinkle
A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
Periwinkle
A mollusk of family Littorinidae.
Periwinkle
Of pale bluish purple colour.
Periwinkle
Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina.
Periwinkle
A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.
Periwinkle
Chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
Periwinkle
Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
Periwinkle
Small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
Periwinkle
Edible marine gastropod
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