vinca

[ ving-kuh ]

noun

1. periwinkle ².

vinca

/ ˈvɪŋkə /

noun

1. See periwinkle 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of vinca¹

1865–70; < New Latin Vinca type genus < Late Latin pervinca periwinkle ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of vinca¹

New Latin, from Latin pervinca periwinkle

Example Sentences

After the fire, their landscaper, Anne Phillips of Go Green Gardeners in Van Nuys, recommended they plant fast-growing non-native plants such as flowering vinca vines and Pride of Madeira shrubs to stabilize the slope and prevent erosion from the impending winter rains.

From Los Angeles Times

Experts from Serbia's Vinca nuclear research institute have reportedly moved the head of the lightning rod to a safer place.

From BBC

As a volunteer with the Invasive Management Area Program with the Fairfax County Park Authority, I am frustrated that local garden centers continue to sell flats of invasive material such as English ivy, honeysuckle and vinca vine without a label indicating that these are wildly invasive and killing the trees in our woods.

From Washington Post

Most of the grounds were covered with refuse and thickets of common SoCal landscaping plants — jades, ivy, vinca and morning glory — and he’s been reshaping the garden ever since.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of the grounds were covered with refuse and thickets of common SoCal landscaping plants — jades, ivy, vinca and morning glory — and he’s been reshaping the garden ever since.

From Los Angeles Times