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noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The flower of this plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of passionflower.
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noun
any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: passionflower vine
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Broader terms: vine
Narrower terms: granadilla, purple granadillo, Passiflora edulis, sweet granadilla, Passiflora ligularis, giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis, maypop, Passiflora incarnata, Jamaica honeysuckle, yellow granadilla, Passiflora laurifolia, banana passion fruit, Passiflora mollissima, sweet calabash, Passiflora maliformis, love-in-a-mist, running pop, wild water lemon, Passiflora foetida
History
Calque of Italian fior della Passione or Latin flōs Passiōnis; after the appearance and number of its various parts, thought to be symbolic of Christ's passion.
From Passion + flower.
Across languages
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