Meanings
plural granadillas · alternative grenadilla
- countableuncountableAny of the several species of genus Passiflora of passion flowers of tropical America.
On these plains, too, you will find the bushy oleander, many varieties of Jerusalem thorn and African rose, the bright scarlet of the cordium, bowers of jessamine, vines of grenadilla, and the silver and silky leaves of the portlandia.
1852, Mrs. David Osborne, The World of Waters - countableuncountableThe wood of these plants.
Synonyms & antonyms
nountropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit
nounconsidered best for fruit
nounBrazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Spanishgranadilla
- Englishgranadilla
From Spanish granadilla.
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Arabic جْرَانْدِيلَّا, جْرَانْدِيلَّا
- جْرَانْدِيلَّا (grāndīlla)any of several passion flowers of tropical America
- جْرَانْدِيلَّا (grāndīlla)the edible fruit of some of the species of these plants
Portuguese granadilla, granadilha
- granadillaany of several passion flowers of tropical America
- granadilhaany of several passion flowers of tropical America
- granadillathe edible fruit of some of the species of these plants
- granadilhathe edible fruit of some of the species of these plants
Turkish çarkıfelek, çarkıfelek
- çarkıfelekany of several passion flowers of tropical America
- çarkıfelekthe edible fruit of some of the species of these plants
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
granadilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granadilla
“granadilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/granadilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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