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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Per·i·win·kle, n.  Bot. A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.
 Note: ☞ The common perwinkle (Vinca minor) has opposite evergreen leaves and solitary blue or white flowers in their axils. In America it is often miscalled myrtle. See under Myrtle.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Vinca minor
      n : widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny
          leaves and usually blue-violet flowers [syn: myrtle]