granadilla
noun
gran·a·dil·la
ˌgra-nə-ˈdi-lə 
-ˈdē-(y)ə
-ˈdē-(y)ə
1
: any of various usually egg-shaped to football-shaped passion fruits (especially of Passiflora quadrangularis and P. edulis) that have juicy aromatic pulp
2
: a passionflower that produces granadillas
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Take some time to sample the exotic fruit, like tangy granadillas and guanabana, and salute the live chickens.
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Timothy J. Burger, Town & Country, 1 Oct. 2019
Tables were decorated with foliage and accented with exotic tropical fruits such as corozo, granadillas, watermelons, and pitayas.
—Bruno Rezza, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 May 2019
First-time visitors are almost guaranteed to get lost among the market’s mountains of Lulo fruits that look like stuffed roma tomatoes, syrupy granadillas, and fleshy Hall avocados the size of small footballs.
—Claudia McNeilly, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2018
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Timothy J. Burger, Town & Country, 1 Oct. 2019
Tables were decorated with foliage and accented with exotic tropical fruits such as corozo, granadillas, watermelons, and pitayas.
—Bruno Rezza, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 May 2019
First-time visitors are almost guaranteed to get lost among the market’s mountains of Lulo fruits that look like stuffed roma tomatoes, syrupy granadillas, and fleshy Hall avocados the size of small footballs.
—Claudia McNeilly, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2018
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“Granadilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granadilla. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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