- periwinkles
- per·i·win·kle || 'perɪ‚wɪŋkl n. sea snail, littorina littorea (type of edible shellfish); shrub-like evergreen plant with blue petals that are shaped like funnels (of the genus Vinca)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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