granadilla
/ˌgrænəˈdɪlə/(亦作grenadilla)
noun
1- a passion fruit, or the fruit of a related plant鸡蛋果; 大果西番莲。
1.1
- This fruit comes from plants of the genus Passiflora, family Passifloraceae, including the giant granadilla (P. quadrangularis ), which has large pale fruits.这种果实产自西番莲属、西番莲科植物, 包括果实大而白的大果西番莲(拉丁名P. quadrangularis)。
词源
late 16th cent.: Spanish, diminutive of granada 'pomegranate'.