passionfruit

[ pash-uhn-froot ]

noun
  1. any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.

Origin of passionfruit

1
First recorded in 1745–55; passion + fruit

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British Dictionary definitions for passion fruit

passion fruit

noun
  1. the edible fruit of any of various passionflowers, esp granadilla

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