Periwinkle
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Periwinkle is...
- Periwinkle (mollusc)
- A regional term for the gravel-encased larva of the Caddisfly
- Periwinkle (plant), two related genera:
- Catharanthus (Madagascar periwinkles)
- Vinca (European periwinkles)
- Periwinkle (color), a light, dull shade of blue, from the flower colour of Vinca.
- The government's chief science officer from Restart from the UK's Komedy Kollective spelt Perrywynkle.
- A character from the television show Blue's Clues.
The name derives from Latin per vinca, "to wind around", referring to the spiral structure of the mollusk's shell, and to the use of the plant in wreaths.
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