PeriwinkleWordNet Explorer
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noun
edible marine gastropod
Words in this synset: winkle
noun
any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids
noun
type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles
noun
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
noun
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
Words in this synset: winkle
noun
edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
noun
commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
Words in this synset: rose_periwinkle, Madagascar_periwinkle, old_maid, Cape_periwinkle, red_periwinkle, cayenne_jasmine, Catharanthus_roseus, Vinca_rosea
noun
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests