Periwinkle Or California Laurel Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	99%	6		Exact Match!
	noun • widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers • any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus
	50%	12		Also known as periwinkle or rosy periwinkle
	noun • small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca
	44%	6		A genus of evergreen shrubs commonly known as laurel or spotted laurel
	noun • hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan

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New York Times11 Mar 1982	Down 49
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