Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
rosy periwinkle Pronunciation:
'rO-zE- Function:
noun : a commonly cultivated shrub (
Catharanthus roseus syn.
Vinca rosea) of thedogbane family (Apocynaceae) that is native to the Old World tropics and is the source of several antineoplastic drugs called also
Madagascar periwinkle, periwinkle; —see
VINBLASTINE, VINCRISTINE
