granadilla

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The plant produces small berry-like fruit called granadilla or water lemon.

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  1. noun Any of various tropical American passionflowers, especially Passiflora quadrangularis, bearing edible fruit.
  2. noun The egg-shaped, fleshy fruit of such a plant.

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  • The 2008 vintage shows the characteristic flinty nose filled with fresh cut grass and tropical notes of granadilla and melon.
  • This medium bodied wine has granadilla, fig, herbaceous and steely flavours.
  • This fresh medium wine has an abundance of tropical flavours complimented by notes of granadilla, litchi and gooseberry.
  • Nose: Enticing pineapple and granadilla layered with chalky mineral green pepper aromas.
  • This is enriched with herbs such as linden, granadilla, poppy and chamomile, which have a calming effect and help the horse to regain concentration.
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  1. Spanish, diminutive of granada, pomegranate, from Latin grānātum, from neuter of grānātus, seedy; see pomegranate.

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  1. from Spanish grandilla, diminutive of granada, a pomegranate:see pomegranate.
 

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/grænəˈdɪlə/
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