periwinkle vs Vinca minor

periwinkle and Vinca minor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
periwinkle	Yes	No	No	No
Vinca minor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Vinca minor is a hyponym of periwinkle; that is, Vinca minor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than periwinkle:

periwinkle: chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
Vinca minor: widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers

Other hyponyms of periwinkle include myrtle, large periwinkle, Vinca major.

periwinkle (noun)	Vinca minor (noun)
edible marine gastropod	widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers

periwinkle vs Vinca minor

periwinkle and Vinca minor both are nouns.

Words related to "periwinkle"

Words related to "Vinca minor"