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rosy periwinkle

ros·y per·i·win·kle (plural ros·y per·i·win·kles)


noun 
Definition:
 
Madagascar plant used in medicine: an endangered plant with pink flowers, native to the rain forests of Madagascar, that produces chemicals used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and childhood leukemia. Latin name Cantharanthus roseus.

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