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GENUS PASSIFLORA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Passifloraceae

Synonyms:

genus Passiflora; Passiflora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Passiflora" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "genus Passiflora"):

passionflower; passionflower vine (any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit)

Holonyms ("genus Passiflora" is a member of...):

family Passifloraceae; Passifloraceae; passionflower family (tropical woody tendril-climbing vines)

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