| 单词 | passionflower |
| 释义 | passionflower[ pash-uhn-flou-er ] / ˈpæʃ ənˌflaʊ ər / nounany chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible. Origin of passionflower1605–15; translation of New Latin flōs passiōnis flower of the Passion; so named because the parts of the flower were imagined as symbolic of the objects and events of Christ's Passion Words nearby passionflowerpassion, passional, passionary, passionate, Passion cross, passionflower, passionfruit, Passionist, passionless, passion pit, passion play Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for passionflower
British Dictionary definitions for passionflowerpassionflower / (ˈpæʃənˌflaʊə) / nounany passifloraceous plant of the tropical American genus Passiflora, cultivated for their red, yellow, greenish, or purple showy flowers: some species have edible fruitSee also granadilla Word Origin for passionflowerC17: so called from the alleged resemblance between parts of the flower and the instruments of Christ's crucifixion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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