About The Word Granadilla
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Granadilla
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What's The Definition Of Granadilla?
[n] the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers
[n] Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit [n] considered best for fruit [n] tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit Synonyms | Synonyms for Granadilla: giant granadilla | Passiflora edulis | Passiflora ligularis | Passiflora quadrangularis | purple granadillo | sweet granadilla Related Terms | Find terms related to Granadilla: See Also | giant granadilla | granadilla | granadilla | Passiflora ligularis | Passiflora quadrangularis | passion fruit | passionflower | passionflower vine | sweet granadilla Granadilla In Webster's Dictionary \Grana*dil"la\, n. [Sp., dim. of granada pomegranate.
See {Grenade}, {Garnet}.] (Bot.)
The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp.
{Passiflora quadrangularis}) found in Brazil and the West
Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is a good
dessert fruit. The fruit of {Passiflora edulis} is used for
flavoring ices.
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