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barbadine

barbadine noun: passiflora quadrangularis, a passionflower producing a large edible fruit.

barbadine: passiflora quadrangularis, a passionflower producing a large edible fruit
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Noun

barbadine (plural barbadines)

  1. (Trinidad-and-Tobago) Passiflora quadrangularis, a passionflower producing a large edible fruit.
    • As Chandani disappeared from view, Vimla noticed the two fat green barbadines dangling from a tree a few feet from the chicken coop.2017, Sabrina Ramnanan, Nothing Like Love, page 205
    • One of the most popular treats, cheesecake is being infused with local flavours like soursop, pumpkin, barbadine and even avocado to match the chang­ing tastes of the dessert-lov­ing pub­lic.2015 July 25, Resh­ma Ra­goonath, “Avacado, barbadine in the cheesecake mix”, in Trinidad Guardian
    Synonyms:
    giant granadilla

Synonyms of barbadine

  • giant granadilla

Forms of barbadine

pluralbarbadines
alternative formbarbadeen

Questions about barbadine

What does barbadine mean?
Barbadine means passiflora quadrangularis, a passionflower producing a large edible fruit.
What part of speech is barbadine?
Barbadine is a noun.
What is the plural of barbadine?
The plural of barbadine is barbadines.

Words near barbadine in the dictionary

  1. barbadeens
  2. Barbadian
  3. Barbadian English
  4. Barbadianness
  5. Barbadians
  6. barbadine
  7. barbadines
  8. Barbado da Terceira
  9. Barbadoes
  10. Barbadoro
  11. Barbadoros

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