单词 | granadilla |
释义 | granadillagrenadillan. A name applied to various tropical species of the Passion-flower; esp. to Passiflora quadrangularis or its fruit, which is much esteemed as a dessert fruit. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > passion-fruits or granadillas maracock1609 granadilla1613 water lemon1670 passion fruit1752 mayapple1775 sweet calabash1840 May-pop1851 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > passion-fruit plants maracock1609 granadilla1613 passion-tree1728 water lemon1756 May-pop1851 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 734 The flower of the Granadille they say..hath the markes of the Passion. 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 205 Granadils, or Passion-Flowers. 1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. iii. 336 We have also..Granadilla, Guernsey Lilly [etc.]. 1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) I. 287 The granadilla resembles a hen's egg in shape, but larger. The outside of the shell is smooth and glossy, and of a faint carnation colour, and the inside white and soft. 1786 P. M. Freneau Poems 139 Plump grenadilloes and güavas grey. 1803 T. Winterbottom Acct. Native Africans Sierra Leone I. iii. 57 The [Sierra Leone] company have also introduced..the granadillo. 1825 A. Caldcleugh Trav. S. Amer. I. ii. 26 The fruit of the passion flower, or grenadilla of the Spaniards. 1859 R. Thompson Gardener's Assistant 33 Musas, Granadillas, Guavas, or other tropical plants bearing fruit. 1875 I. L. Bird Hawaiian Archipel. 134 Orange blossoms, and the great granadilla or passion flower. 1894 Times 31 Jan. 13/5 The tropical verandah, with the grenadillas trained along the latticework. Compounds C1. attributive, as granadilla vine. ΚΠ 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 327 The Granadilla Vine. This plant..produces an agreeable cooling fruit. C2. granadilla tree n. the Brya Ebenus of Jamaica. ΚΠ 1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 784 Granadilla tree: Brya Ebenus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1613 |
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