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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Periwinkle #222246 09/17/15 10:39 AM 09/17/15 10:39 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea OP Carpal Tunnel BranShea   OP Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague periwinkle Mollusks but also an evergeen creeping blue flowering plant: Periwinkle ( genus,vinca) evergreen plant, c. 1500, diminutive of parvink (12c.), from Old English perwince, from Late Latin pervinca "periwinkle" (4c.), from Latin, perhaps from pervincire "to entwine, bind," from per- "thoroughly" (see per) + vincire "to bind, fetter" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinca Last edited by BranShea; 09/17/15 11:51 AM. a two-edged sword [Re: BranShea] #222247 09/17/15 11:31 AM 09/17/15 11:31 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,214 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,214 Worcester, MA Some of the species are poisonous. Several anti-cancer drugs come from Vinca plants, with ominous-sounding names like "vincristine" and "vinblastin" (and a passel of nasty side-effects). Re: a two-edged sword [Re: wofahulicodoc] #222248 09/17/15 11:56 AM 09/17/15 11:56 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea OP Carpal Tunnel BranShea   OP Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague I promise not to eat any of them and hope to stay free from cancer. They are lovely but persistent and threaten to overgrow half your garden. A powerful species indeed. Re: a two-edged sword [Re: wofahulicodoc] #222290 09/20/15 09:34 AM 09/20/15 09:34 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea OP Carpal Tunnel BranShea   OP Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague But thank you for the information and good health to you, Mr. Wofa. Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,887 Posts225,310 Members9,073 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members EmmaBird, Wordster, ipsydsea, somdcomputerguy, Mcclea10 9073 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 117 guests, and 3 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 LukeJavan8 7 EmmaBird 2 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 9,264 wofahulicodoc 8,214 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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