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Vinca
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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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s'io potessi avere un tetto ove dormire sicuro; se non mi fosse conteso di rinselvarmi fra le ombre del mio romitorio; se un amore disperato che la mia ragione combatte sempre, e che non puo vincere mai--questo amore ch'io celo a me stesso, ma che riarde ogni giorno e che s'e fatto onnipotente, immortale
Tasso, 1996, 47-48: "Chi con esso voi giocasse, graziosa signora, potrebbe ragionevolmente por la vittoria nel perdere e a bell'arte lasciarsi vincere, come fanno alcuni cortesi, i quali, giuocando con le dame, si lasciano vincere a bello studio.
Soumillon's win came at the expense of Emma-Jayne Wilson, the first female rider to take part in the competition in its ten-year history, who had to settle for second spot on Vincere.
 
 
 
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