vinca

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noun

Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle.

OriginNew Latin vinca →
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Meanings

nounvinca (plural vincas)

plural vincas

  1. Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
periwinkle

Origin

  1. New Latinvinca
  2. New Latinvinca
  3. Englishvinca

Borrowed from New Latin Vinca, a back-formation from Latin pervinca.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cavinVican
Cite this entry
APA

vinca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinca

MLA

“vinca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinca. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vinca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinca.

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