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 Definitions of passionflower  [ˈpæʃ ənˌflaʊ ər]  

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Definition of 'passionflower' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) passionflower
any of numerous American climbing vines or shrubs of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that is edible in some species.

Etymology:  (1605–15; trans. of NL flōs passiōnis; so named because the parts of the flower were imagined as symbolic of Christ's Passion)

Definition of 'passionflower' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) passionflower, passionflower vine
any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit



'passionflower' - Nearby Entries  

passion  passion fruit  passionately  passionateness  passionflower  passionflower family  passionflower vine  



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