periwinkle vs old maid

old maid vs periwinkle

periwinkle and old maid both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

periwinkle (noun)	old maid (noun)
edible marine gastropod	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')
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked	an elderly unmarried woman
chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers	the loser in a game of old maid
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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