PERIWINKLE (2)

Per″i‐win′kle, n. [[OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr. L. pervinca.]] (Bot.) A trailing herb of the genus Vinca. ☞ 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.