Cape periwinkle vs old maid

old maid vs Cape periwinkle

Cape periwinkle and old maid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Cape periwinkle	Yes	No	No	No
old maid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Cape periwinkle and old maid are synonyms defined as:

Cape periwinkle and old maid: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers

Other synonyms of Cape periwinkle include Catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, Madagascar periwinkle, periwinkle, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Vinca rosea.

Cape periwinkle (noun)	old maid (noun)
commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers	a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')
	an elderly unmarried woman
	the loser in a game of old maid
	commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
	any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads

Difference between Cape periwinkle and old maid

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