vinca

American  

[ving-kuh] / ˈvɪŋ kə /

noun

1. periwinkle.

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vinca British  

/ ˈvɪŋkə /

noun

1. See periwinkle 2

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Etymology

Origin of vinca

1865–70; < New Latin Vinca type genus < Late Latin pervinca periwinkle ²

Example Sentences

The wine industry has already trialled full size aluminium bottles, with organic brand Vinca rolling them out in March through Tesco.

From BBC

After the fire, their landscaper, Anne Phillips of Go Green Gardeners in Van Nuys, recommended they plant fast-growing non-native plants such as flowering vinca vines and Pride of Madeira shrubs to stabilize the slope and prevent erosion from the impending winter rains.

From Los Angeles Times

Experts from Serbia's Vinca nuclear research institute have reportedly moved the head of the lightning rod to a safer place.

From BBC

As a volunteer with the Invasive Management Area Program with the Fairfax County Park Authority, I am frustrated that local garden centers continue to sell flats of invasive material such as English ivy, honeysuckle and vinca vine without a label indicating that these are wildly invasive and killing the trees in our woods.

From Washington Post

Most of the grounds were covered with refuse and thickets of common SoCal landscaping plants — jades, ivy, vinca and morning glory — and he’s been reshaping the garden ever since.

From Los Angeles Times