periwinkle
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
Types & categories
- subshrub hypernym
- myrtle hyponym
- large periwinkle hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Vinca member holonym
Sense 2 noun
commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
Types & categories
- herb hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Catharanthus member holonym
Sense 3 noun
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
Types & categories
- seafood hypernym
Parts & wholes
- winkle substance holonym
Sense 4 noun
edible marine gastropod
Types & categories
- seasnail hypernym
Parts & wholes
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Vinca |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | subshrub |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | myrtle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | large periwinkle |
| 2 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Catharanthus |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | herb |
| 3 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | winkle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | seafood |
| 4 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Littorina |
| 4 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | winkle |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | seasnail |