passionflower

/ˌpæʃənˈflaʊər/

Definitions of passionflower

1. noun

   any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit
   synonyms: passionflower vine

   types:

   Passiflora edulis, granadilla, purple granadillo

   Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit

   Passiflora ligularis, granadilla, sweet granadilla

   considered best for fruit

   Passiflora quadrangularis, giant granadilla, granadilla

   tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit

   Passiflora incarnata, maypop

   of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg

   Jamaica honeysuckle, Passiflora laurifolia, yellow granadilla

   West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit

   Passiflora mollissima, banana passion fruit

   cultivated for fruit

   Passiflora maliformis, sweet calabash

   West Indian passionflower with edible apple-sized fruit

   Passiflora foetida, love-in-a-mist, running pop, wild water lemon

   tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed

   type of:

   vine

   a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface