PASSIFLORACEAE


Meaning of PASSIFLORACEAE in English

ˌpasəfləˈrāsēˌē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Passiflora, type genus + -aceae

: a family of tropical woody tendril-climbing vines or erect herbs (order Parietales) mostly with showy flowers distinguished chiefly by a fringed corona borne on the throat of the calyx and with a fruit that is a berry or capsule

• pas·si·flo·ra·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshəs adjective

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