1. any of several small, often edible marine snails, especially of the genus Littorina, having thick, cone-shaped, whorled shells.
2. the shell of any of the periwinkles.
3. any of several shrubby, trailing, evergreen plants of the genus vinca, especially V. minor, having glossy, dark green, opposite leaves and flowers with a blue, funnel-shaped corolla. also called myrtle.
4. any of several erect herbs of the genus Catharanthus, especially C. roseus, having flowers with a rose-pink or white salverform corolla and a closed throat.
5. A pale purplish blue.

1. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
2. of pale bluish purple colour.
3. A mollusk of genus Littorina.

1. any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. the common european species (Littorina littorea), in europe extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized abundantly on the american coast. see littorina.
2. A trailing herb of the genus vinca.

1. A plant of the genus vinca, most often one or other of the familiar garden species, v. major, the larger, and v. minor, the lesser periwinkle.
2. A kind of seasnail; any member of the family Littorinidæ, and especially of the genus Littorina. see cuts under Littorina and Littorinidæ.
3. one of several large whelks or conch-shells, as Busycon (Fulgur) carica, Sycotypus canaliculatus, and various species of purpura, as P. ostrina, P. lapillus, P. floridana: commonly called winkles or wrinkles. they are pests in the oyster-beds.
4. in australia, a name given to the gastropod turbo undulatus.

1. commonly cultivated old world woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
2. edible marine gastropod
3. chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
4. small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked