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Noun: granadilla  ,gra-nu'di-lu
  1. Tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit
    - giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis
     
  2. Considered best for fruit
    - sweet granadilla, Passiflora ligularis
     
  3. Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit
    - purple granadillo, Passiflora edulis
     
  4. The egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers

Derived forms: granadillas

Type of: passion fruit, passionflower, passionflower vine

Encyclopedia: Granadilla, Spain