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grenadilla

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gren⋅a⋅dil⋅la

[gren-uh-dil-uh]
–noun
granadilla.

gran⋅a⋅dil⋅la

[gran-uh-dil-uh]
–noun
1. the edible fruit of any of several species of passionflower, esp. Passiflora edulis (purple granadilla) or P. quadrangularis (giant granadilla).
2. any of the plants yielding these fruits.


Origin:
1605–15; < Sp granadilla, dim. of granada pomegranate
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