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Definition of: passionflower
(pash′ən·flou′ər) noun
Any of various climbing vines or shrubs (genus Passiflora) of tropical America, with showy flowers and sometimes edible berries: so called from the fancied resemblance of certain parts of the flower to the instruments of the crucifixion. [Trans. of Med. L flos passionis]
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