granadilla

[ gran-uh-dil-uh ]

noun
  1. the edible fruit of any of several species of passionflower, especially Passiflora edulis(purple granadilla ) or P. quadrangularis(giant granadilla ).

  2. any of the plants yielding these fruits.

Origin of granadilla

1
1605–15; <Spanish granadilla, diminutive of granada pomegranate

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granadilla

/ (ˌɡrænəˈdɪlə) /


noun
  1. any of various passionflowers, such as Passiflora quadrangularis (giant granadilla), that have edible egg-shaped fleshy fruit

  2. Also called: passion fruit the fruit of such a plant

Origin of granadilla

1
C18: from Spanish, diminutive of granada pomegranate, from Late Latin grānātum

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