/gran'euh dil"euh/ , n.
1. the edible fruit of any of several species of passionflower, esp. Passiflora edulis (purple granadilla) or P. quadrangularis (giant granadilla) .
2. any of the plants yielding these fruits.
Also, grenadilla .
[ 1605-15; granadilla, dim. of granada pomegranate ]