per‧i‧win‧kle /ˈperɪwɪŋkəl/ noun
[Sense 1: Date: 1000-1100; Language: Latin; Origin: pervinca]
[Sense 2: Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old English pinewincle, from Latin pina type of mussel + Old English -wincle 'shell']

1. [countable] a small plant with light blue or white flowers that grows close to the ground

2. [countable] a small sea animal that lives in a shell and can be eaten Synonym : winkle

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