'Madagascar periwinkle' definitions:
Definition of 'Madagascar periwinkle'
From: WordNet
noun
Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [syn: periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea]
Definition of 'madagascar periwinkle'
From: GCIDE
- madagascar periwinkle \madagascar periwinkle\ n. (Bot.) A commonly cultivated Old World woody herb (Vinca rosea) having large pinkish to red flowers.
- Syn: periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea. [WordNet 1.5]