passionflower

American  

[pash-uhn-flou-er] / ˈpæʃ ənˌflaʊ ər /

noun

1. any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.

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passionflower British  

/ ˈpæʃənˌflaʊə /

noun

1. any passifloraceous plant of the tropical American genus Passiflora, cultivated for their red, yellow, greenish, or purple showy flowers: some species have edible fruit See also granadilla

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Etymology

Origin of passionflower

1605–15; translation of New Latin flōs passiōnis flower of the Passion; so named because the parts of the flower were imagined as symbolic of the objects and events of Christ's Passion

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passionflower

My chiropractor recommended valerian root, magnesium and passionflower extract.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2021

A store wall is lined with Mason jars filled with herbaceous plants like jewelweed, passionflower and elderberry, which Appalachians were taught to use by the Cherokee.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2021

The bird’s beak evolved to gather nectar from flowers with long tubular corollas, including a passionflower that is deeply reliant on the avian rapier for pollination.

From National Geographic ● Apr. 18, 2018

First come the time lapses, with shots of passionflower vines reaching toward the sun.

From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2013

Black-eyed Susans climbed one of the walls, and a passionflower vine decorated another.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer