vinca minor

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowersSynonyms: myrtle Vinca minor

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr. L. pervinca.] (Bot.) A trailing herb of the genus Vinca. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]