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passionflower

pas·sion·flow·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pash-uh n-flou-er]
    • /ˈpæʃ ənˌflaʊ ər/
    • /ˈpæʃənflaʊə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pash-uh n-flou-er]
    • /ˈpæʃ ənˌflaʊ ər/

Definitions of passionflower word

  • noun passionflower 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. 1
  • noun passionflower any passifloraceous plant of the tropical American genus Passiflora, cultivated for their red, yellow, greenish, or purple showy flowers: some species have edible fruit 0
  • noun passionflower any of a genus (Passiflora) of mostly climbing plants of the passionflower family, with red, yellow, green, white, or purple flowers and usually small, edible, yellow or purple, egg-shaped fruit 0
  • adjective passionflower designating a family (Passifloraceae, order Violales) of mostly tendril-climbing, tropical, dicotyledonous plants, including the maypop 0

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Origin of passionflower

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; translation of New Latin flōs passiōnis flower of the Passion; so named because the parts of the flower were imagined as symbolic of the objects and events of Christ's Passion

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Parts of speech for Passionflower

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passionflower popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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