passion fruit
noun
: the edible fruit of a passionflower
especially
: the small roundish purple or yellow fruit of a Brazilian passionflower (Passiflora edulis) grown commercially in warmer parts of the U.S. compare granadilla
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Signature cocktails include the royal colada and passion fruit mojito.
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Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The San Bruno patio is draped with passion fruit vines; both the indoor and outdoor areas are full of ferns, palms and banana and lemon trees in honor of the restaurant’s name, which means farm or garden in Arabic.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
In the backyard of my grandmother’s home, a passion fruit tree grows, its fruit falling with the weight of a small apple; in its insides, however, the taste of something yearningly tropical and godly.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
But Gaston’s Famous Brew was an apple-mango punch topped with passion fruit foam.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
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Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The San Bruno patio is draped with passion fruit vines; both the indoor and outdoor areas are full of ferns, palms and banana and lemon trees in honor of the restaurant’s name, which means farm or garden in Arabic.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
In the backyard of my grandmother’s home, a passion fruit tree grows, its fruit falling with the weight of a small apple; in its insides, however, the taste of something yearningly tropical and godly.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
But Gaston’s Famous Brew was an apple-mango punch topped with passion fruit foam.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Passion fruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passion%20fruit. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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