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单词 passiflora
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passifloran.

Brit. /ˌpasɪˈflɔːrə/, U.S. /ˌpæsəˈflɔrə/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Passiflora.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin Passiflora (L. Plukenet Almagestum Botanicum (1696) IV. 281) < classical Latin pass- , as stem of passiō passion n. + flōr- , flōs (see flower n.). Compare post-classical Latin flos passionis flower of the Passion (see passion flower n.). Compare French passiflore (1808). Compare earlier passion flower n.
A plant of the genus Passiflora (family Passifloraceae), comprising the passion flowers; a passion flower. Also (in form Passiflora): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) II. 955.
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1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 327 Passiflora foliis ovatis... The Honey-suckle..cultivated in many parts of America, for the sake of its fruit.]
1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 317 Water Lemon, Passiflora.
1763 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 105/2 The fruit of the Passiflora was cut in high perfection, at Castle-Howard, in Yorkshire..the best of the tropical fruits.
1826 Gardener's Mag. 1 i. 15 The granadilla..is a well known West Indian fruit, produced by various kinds of passiflora.
1869 C. Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) III. 279 The elaborate series of chevaux-de-frise, by which the nectary of the common Passiflora is guarded.
1897 J. C. Willis Man. Flowering Plants I. 103 Passiflora sp., Abutilon sp. and many more are ‘humming-bird flowers’.
1976 Country Life 19 Feb. 628/4 Passifloras that rioted summer-long..have been brought to order.
2002 OG Jan. 11/1 To some gardeners, the blossoms of the passionflower (Passiflora) are sensual and exotic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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