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periwinkle (plant) |
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periwinkleIn botany, any of several trailing blue-flowered evergreen plants of the dogbane family, native to Europe and Asia. They range in length from 20 cm/8 in to 1 m/3 ft. (Genus Vinca, family Apocynaceae.) The related Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) produces chemicals that prevent the division of cells and are used to treat leukaemia. |
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periwinkle (plant)
