granadilla

American  

[gran-uh-dil-uh] / ˌgræn əˈdɪl ə /

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.

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granadilla British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of granadilla

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

Example Sentences

The granadilla is sometimes grown in British hothouses.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

We were also fortunate enough to come upon several granadilla vines, the product of which was just ripe, and we accordingly loaded ourselves with as many of these delicious fruits as we could carry.

From The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" by Overend, William Heysham

Others brought yams, cocoa-nuts, oranges, onions, pumpkins, early pineapples, and even the great delicious granadilla, the fruit of the large passion-flower. 

From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

Washington notes with admiration the profusion of tropical fruits with which the table was loaded, "the granadilla, sapadella, pomegranate, sweet orange, water-lemon, forbidden fruit, and guava."

From Life of George Washington — Volume 01 by Irving, Washington

Of fruits also there was a great variety, among others the pine-apple, banana, plantain, pawpaw, granadilla, guava, orange, loquat, durian, and the cocoanut.

From The Missing Merchantman by Overend, William Heysham