passionflower
IPA: pˈæʃʌnfɫaʊɝ
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.
- The flower of this plant.
- Alternative letter-case form of passionflower [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.]
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Examples of "passionflower" in Sentences
- The passionflower bee in the Lost Pines.
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