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Granadilla definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRANADIL'LA, n. A plant; the fruit of the Passiflora quadrangulata.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit [syn: granadilla, giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis]
2: considered best for fruit [syn: granadilla, sweet granadilla, Passiflora ligularis]
3: Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit [syn: granadilla, purple granadillo, Passiflora edulis]
4: the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of granada pomegranate, from Late Latin granata — more at grenade Date: 1613 1. any of various usually egg-shaped to football-shaped passion fruits (especially of Passiflora quadrangularis and P. edulis) that have juicy aromatic pulp ; a passionflower that produces granadillas

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also grenadilla) a passion-fruit. Etymology: Sp., dimin. of granada pomegranate

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Granadilla 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.