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