Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A species of passion-flower, Passiflora laurifolia, native in the West Indies and tropical South America, and cultivated there and in other warm countries; also, and primarily, its fruit.
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Examples
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When I mixed in the sour cream-ice water-lemon mixture I was anxious and confused GD I wanted a good crust!
butternut squash and caramelized onion galette | smitten kitchen 2007
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Washington notes with admiration the profusion of tropical fruits with which the table was loaded, "the granadilla, sapadella, pomegranate, sweet orange, water-lemon, forbidden fruit, and guava."
Life of George Washington — Volume 01 Washington Irving 1821
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