Etymology

passionflower

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Today it means: Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ. Full definition →

Italian fior della Passione ← Latin flōs Passiōnis
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passionflower · noun1

  1. Latin · calque offlōs Passiōnis
  2. Italian · calque offior della Passione
  3. English todaypassionflower

Calque of Italian fior della Passione or Latin flōs Passiōnis; after the appearance and number of its various parts, thought to be symbolic of Christ's passion.

Passionflower · noun2

From Passion + flower.

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