periwinkle
nounHow many syllables in periwinkle?
There are 4 syllables in the word periwinkle.How to pronounce periwinkle:
Definition of periwinkle:
- periwinkle (noun):
- noun. chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers.
- any of several trailing or woody evergreen herbs of the dogbane family such as
- a european creeper (vinca minor) widely cultivated as a ground cover and for its blue or white flowers
- a trailing plant (vinca major) with large blue flowers that is used as a ground cover and in window boxes
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