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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of dicotyledonous polypetalous plants, belonging to the natural order Passifloreæ, the passion-flower family, type of the tribe Malesherbieæ, characterized by having a tubular calyx, petals shorter than the calyxlobes, and flowers in a bracted raceme.

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