grenadilla

plural grenadillas

1. countableuncountableAfrican blackwood, a tree of species Dalbergia melanoxylon, found in Africa, valued for its timber.

   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

   Synonyms: mpingo

2. countableuncountableThe wood obtained from this plant, blackwood, which is particularly used for making musical instruments.
3. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of granadilla.

   Here and there we found a European farm, marked in the distance by the waving tops of the gum-trees, with the low wooden house festooned by the brilliant mauve blossoms of the climbing bougainvillea, and the garden enclosed by hedges of grenadilla, whose fruit is much eaten in South Africa.

   1899, James Bryce, Impressions of South Africa