Definitions for: Passiflora

[n] type genus of the Passifloraceae

Webster (1913) Definition: Pas"si*flo"ra, n. [NL., from L. passio passion (fr.
pati, passus, to suffer) + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, including the passion flower. It is the
type of the order Passiflore[ae], which includes about
nineteen genera and two hundred and fifty species.

Synonyms: genus Passiflora

See Also: dilleniid dicot genus, family Passifloraceae, Passifloraceae, passionflower, passionflower family, passionflower vine

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