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Definition of Rose periwinkle
1. Noun. Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers.
Group relationships: Catharanthus, Genus Catharanthus
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rose Periwinkle
Literary usage of Rose periwinkle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The Madagascar, Cape or rose periwinkle (V. rosea), is a tender, ever-blooming
species cultivated in greenhouses. It is also popularly called old maid. ..."
2. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"The Madagascar, Cape, or rose periwinkle (V. rosed), is a tender, ever- blooming
species cultivated in greenhouses. It is also popularly called old maid. ..."
3. Palms and Pearls: Or Scenes in Ceylon by Alan Walters (1892)
"... geranium, sweet-pea, rose-periwinkle, sunflower, agave, aloe (a corruption of
the Arabic al 'ud, meaning " the wood"), prickly pear, and among 1 Note W. ..."
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