[pash-uh
n-flou-er] 
| any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible. |
| pas·sion·flow·er (pāsh'ən-flou'ər) n. Any of various climbing, tendril-bearing, chiefly tropical American vines of the genus Passiflora, having large showy flowers with a fringelike crown and a conspicuous stalk that bears the stamens and pistil. [From the resemblance of its parts to the instruments of the Passion.] |