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# periwinkle

noun (a periwinkle, periwinkles; periwinkle — colour)

«periwinkle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A periwinkle is a small sea snail with a spiral shell, found on rocks at the seashore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/#m1)
2. A periwinkle is also a low garden plant with blue or purple flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/#m2)
3. Periwinkle is a soft blue-purple colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on the seashore and rock pools the periwinkle is a common small snail; in gardens it is a ground-cover flower; in art it names a colour. Phrases: rock pool periwinkles, periwinkle blue.

### Examples

- We found periwinkles in the rock pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/#x1)
- A periwinkle clings to the rock when the tide goes out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/#x2)
- The periwinkle flowers were blue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/#x3)
- My new jumper is periwinkle blue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/#x4)
- Seagulls sometimes eat periwinkles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/#x5)
- Periwinkles eat tiny plants on the rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/#x6)
- Some people cook and eat periwinkles, called winkles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/#x7)
- Dark as were his thoughts his blue eyes were as soft as the periwinkle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/#x8)

### Note

Countable for the snail or plant. The snail is often shortened to «winkle». The same word names two unrelated things (snail and flower) — read the context.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «periwinkle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«periwinkle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/periwinkle.html) on Mova free.