Noun: red periwinkle red 'pe-ri,wing-kul
- Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
"Madagascar red periwinkle is grown both as an ornamental and for medicinal purposes";
- periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea
Derived forms: red periwinkles
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: Catharanthus, genus Catharanthus
Encyclopedia: Red periwinkle