periwinkle
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Roan appeared from the back of stage, revealing her leather, periwinkle stewardess outfit and red mod bob — an apparent nod to Luc Besson’s 1997 film “The Fifth Element.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
She cited aspirin drawing on formulations using willow tree bark, contraceptive pills developed from yam plant roots and child cancer treatments based on Madagascar's rosy periwinkle flower.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
She said the rivers and ponds used to brim with all kinds of animals and fish, particularly periwinkle.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025
At the Center for Natural Lands Management’s Violet Prairie native seed farm in Thurston County, row after row of periwinkle, yellow and pink flowers stretch across 5 acres.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
I’m sitting in the armchair by the open window, watching the slow turn from indigo to periwinkle dawn to light gray morning.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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