Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An order of plants of the cohort Passiflorales; the passion-flower family.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A natural family of tropical woody tendril-climbing vines.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Malpighiales — thepassionflowers and related plants.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tropical woody tendril-climbing vines
Etymologies
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Passiflora + -aceae
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Examples
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Species found on Ankarana include Pachypodium decaryi, Adenia neohumbertii (family Passifloraceae) and several species of Euphorbia: E. ankarensis, E. pachypodiodes, and E. neohumbertii var. neohumbertii.
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Adenia gummifera Harv of the family Passifloraceae is a distinctive woody climber whose infusions are used as emetics and are said to help with some forms of depression.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Florence O Jimoh Adeolu A Adedapo 2008
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