Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of climbing herbs or shrubs, type of the order Passifloraceæ and the tribe Passifloreæ, characterized by the short calyx-tube, three styles, and the calyx-lobes, petals, and stamens each four or five; the passion-flowers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of plants, including the passion flower. It is the type of the order Passifloreæ, which includes about nineteen genera and two hundred and fifty species.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Passifloraceae — thepassionflowers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Passifloraceae
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Examples
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We will do our best to treatments such as Passiflora incarnata, Scutellaria laterifolia (Scullcap) and get you an answer within 24 hours.
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I still paint a picture of it every year: Passiflora, the passionflower.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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I still paint a picture of it every year: Passiflora, the passionflower.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Strong sour drinks such as Roselle (extracted from Hisbiscus sabdariffa), tamarind juice (Asam jawa), passion fruit juice (Passiflora edulis), etc. are also highly acidic items.
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Passion flower (Passiflora incarnata) helps relax the mind and calms worried insomniacs.
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Say hello to Passiflora incarnata, the native passion flower vine.
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Passiflora coccinea is the next entry in this blog.
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Passiflora coccinea – Red Passion Flower, Red Grandilla, being visited by an unidentified flying invertebrate.
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Passiflora coccinea – Red Passion Flower, Red Grandilla, being visited by an unidentified flying invertebrate.
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Granada china: golden passion fruit or granadilla (Passiflora ligularis)
Exotic summer refreshment: a guide to Mexico's tropical fruit 2007
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