- n. 玉黍螺
periwinkle1
n.
- 【动】玉黍螺;玉黍螺壳
periwinkle2
n.
- 【植】(小)长春花
以上来源于:《英汉大辞典》
periwinkle1
n.
a plant with flat five-petalled flowers and glossy leaves, some kinds of which contain alkaloids used in medicine. [Genera Vinca and Catharanthus.]Etymology
OE peruince, from late L. pervinca, reinforced in ME by Anglo-Norman Fr. pervenke.
periwinkle2
n.
another term for winkle.Etymology
C16: of unknown origin.
以上来源于:《简明牛津英语词典》