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Vin·ca (vngk)
n.
A genus of evergreens usually found in the Eastern hemisphere.

Vinca
plant genus of Apocynaceae family; contains cardiac glycoside; causes diarrhea; includes V. major (blue periwinkle), V. minor, V. rosea (Catharanthus roseus).


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Its two well-known cultivars - one with mauve-violet flowers, and the other with white flowers that have red centers - now have red, pink and apricot flowered vincas for competition.
 
 
 
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