periwinkle

noun

1. Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.

   “The Periwinkle is a great binder, staying bleeding both at mouth and nose if some of the leaves be chewed.”

   “He that vvould diſcern the rudimentall ſtroak of a plant, may behold it in the Originall of Duckvveed, at the bigneſſe of a pins point, from convenient vvater in glaſſes, vvherein a vvatchfull eye may alſo diſcover the puncticular Originals of Perivvincles and Gnats.”

   “Among herbs that have traditionally been considered to possess aphrodisiac virtue are, maidenhair, navelwort, anemone, wild poppy, valerian, cyclamen, male fern, pansy, periwinkle.”

2. Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
3. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.

   “And although we’ve certainly seen a variety of blue shades — from periwinkle to cobalt and even Dean Cain’s indigo-washed costume from the 1990’s TV show “Lois & Clark” — Superman’s uniform is still instantly recognizable across generations. In fact, there is only one film — Zack Snyder’s 2013 “Man of Steel” — in which Superman does not wear his iconic red belted trunks.”

4. A mollusk of family Littorinidae.

   “He was working a pin into a periwinkle shell, turning it to extract the toothsome morsel of meat.”

5. A caddisfly larva.

adj

1. Of pale bluish purple colour.