GRANADILLA Definition & Meaning

granadilla

[ gran-uh-dil-uh ]

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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

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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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of granadilla¹

1605–15; < Spanish granadilla, diminutive of granada pomegranate

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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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