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Periwinkle vs Lavender - What's the difference?

periwinkle | lavender |

As nouns the difference between periwinkle and lavender

is that periwinkle is any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers while lavender is any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.

As adjectives the difference between periwinkle and lavender

is that periwinkle is of pale bluish purple colour while lavender is having a pale purple colour.

periwinkle

Etymology 1

Diminutive of (etyl) perwinke, from (etyl) perfince, perwince (compare Middle High German berwinke), from Latin (vinca) pervinca (compare French pervenche, Italian pervinca), of unknown origin.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
  • * 1653 , (Nicholas Culpeper), The English Physician Enlarged , Folio Society 2007, p. 220:
  • The Periwinkle is a great binder, staying bleeding both at mouth and nose is some of the leaves be chewed.
  • A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
  • (CCCCFF)
    Synonyms
    * (plant) myrtle, vinca

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of pale bluish purple colour.
  • Derived terms
    * Madagascar periwinkle * rose periwinkle * rosy periwinkle

    See also

    * * vinblastine * vincristine *

    Etymology 2

    (etyl), alteration of *pinewinkle'' (compare English dialectal pennywinkle), from (etyl) 'mussel') and -''wincle (compare Danish dial. vinkel 'snail shell'), from wincel 'corner'. More at winch and wink.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mollusk of genus .
  • Synonyms
    * (mollusk) winkle

    See also

    *

    lavender

    English

    Noun

  • Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula , of the mint family.
  • a pale purple colour, like that of the lavender flower.
  • Hyponyms

    * (plant) common lavender

    Derived terms

    * lavender water * sea lavender * spike lavender

    Scientific names

    Lavandula officinalis -->

    See also

    * (wikipedia) * (Lavandula) * (Lavandula) *

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a pale purple colour.