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vinca
[ ving-kuh ]
vinca
/ ˈvɪŋkə /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vinca1
1865–70; < New Latin Vinca type genus < Late Latin pervinca periwinkle 2
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vinca1
New Latin, from Latin pervinca periwinkle
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Example Sentences
Infusum vinc minoris, L. From the leaves of lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor).
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Vinca, ving′ka, n. a genus of woody herbaceous plants of the dogbane family, the periwinkles.
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The caterpillar feeds on the Oleander (Nerium oleander), and also on the lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor).
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Thus Daphne laureola has a range of twenty-two days, whereas for Vinca minor the figure is 114.
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Here, as in most parts of India, the Vinca rosea grew luxuriously in every part of the village.
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