old maid vs periwinkle

periwinkle vs old maid

old maid and periwinkle both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

old maid (noun)	periwinkle (noun)
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')	edible marine gastropod
an elderly unmarried woman	small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
the loser in a game of old maid	chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers	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

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