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Passiflora

Passiflora Meaning & Definition
Passiflora Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Passiflora?

[n] type genus of the Passifloraceae

Synonyms | Synonyms for Passiflora: genus Passiflora

Related Terms | Find terms related to Passiflora:

See Also | dilleniid dicot genus | family Passifloraceae | Passifloraceae | passionflower | passionflower family | passionflower vine

Passiflora In Webster's Dictionary

\Pas"si*flo"ra\, n. [NL., from L. passio passion (fr. pati, passus, to suffer) + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, including the passion flower. It is the type of the order {Passiflore[ae]}, which includes about nineteen genera and two hundred and fifty species.

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