passionflower
passionflower noun: any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
Noun (1)
passionflower (plural passionflowers)
- Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
- The Priests observed frequent fasts, and abstained at all times from certain animals and fruits, especially from the Granadilla, the fruit of the Passion-flower, because, say the lying Jesuits, of the mysteries which are signified in that marvellous blossom: the people also were frequently required...1819, Robert Southey, chapter XXXIV, in History of Brazil, 3rd part, London: […] [William Pople] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […], →OCLC, page 185
- The flower of this plant.
Noun (2) capitalized: Passionflower
Passionflower (plural Passionflowers)
- Alternative letter-case form of passionflower.
passionflower meaning in Myanmar
passionflower in Myanmar
- flower
- စူကာ cuka
Forms of passionflower
| plural | passionflowers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Passionflower |
| alternative form | passion flower |
| alternative form | Passion flower |
| alternative form | passion-flower |
| plural | Passionflowers |
Origin of passionflower
Calque of Italian fior della Passione or Latin flōs Passiōnis; after the appearance and number of its various parts, thought to be symbolic of Christ's passion.
From Passion + flower.
Questions about passionflower
- What does passionflower mean?
- Passionflower means any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
- What is passionflower in Myanmar?
- Passionflower in Myanmar is စူကာ (cuka). See Passionflower meaning in Myanmar.
- What part of speech is passionflower?
- Passionflower is a noun.
- What is the plural of passionflower?
- The plural of passionflower is passionflowers.
Words near passionflower in the dictionary
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