Passionflower (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The gardener spent hours cultivating the delicate passionflower vines to maximize their unique bloom production.
- Passionflower fruits were an integral part of traditional folk remedies used by local communities to cure ailments.
- Local market stalls in Central America would often feature colorful arrays of edible fruits, including passionflower and its juice.
- On tropical island hikes, spotting the exotic passionflower flowers proved a special delight among wildlife enthusiasts and tourists.
- Ornamental nurseries valued passionflower plants not just for their delicious edible fruit, but for the plants' resilient vines as well.