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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

madagascar periwinkle

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01 n. A commonly cultivated Old World woody herb (Vinca rosea) having large pinkish to red flowers.
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    A commonly cultivated Old World woody herb (Vinca rosea) having large pinkish to red flowers.(Bot.)
Syn. periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea.