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granadilla
[ gran-uh-dil-uh ]
noun
- the edible fruit of any of several species of passionflower, especially Passiflora edulis purple granadilla or P. quadrangularis giant granadilla.
- any of the plants yielding these fruits.
granadilla
/ ˌɡæəˈɪə /
noun
- any of various passionflowers, such as Passiflora quadrangularis ( giant granadilla ), that have edible egg-shaped fleshy fruit
- Also calledpassion fruit the fruit of such a plant
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of granadilla1
1605–15; < Spanish granadilla, diminutive of granada pomegranate
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of granadilla1
C18: from Spanish, diminutive of granada pomegranate, from Late Latin ٳܳ
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As she explains it: “I had a different kind of best friend, other kids would learn, and it wasn’t a human being. I eschewed people for a stick of granadilla wood.”
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The granadilla bears a large, oblong fruit, with a thick, fleshy covering, and containing a most delicious pulpy consistence, of a slightly-acid flavour, with numerous flat seeds.
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The granadilla is sometimes grown in British hothouses.
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Pears and strawberries grow side by side with oranges and granadillas, and are noted for their size and flavour.
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In their season we have loquats, granadillas, and walnuts.
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