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GRANADILLA , the name applied to Passiflora quadrangularis, Linn., a plant of the natural See also: order Passifloreae, a native of tropical See also: America, having smooth, cordate, ovate or See also: acuminate leaves; petioles bearing from 4 to 6 glands; an emetic and narcotic See also: root; scented See also: flowers; and a large, oblong fruit,. containing numerous seeds, imbedded in a subacid edible pulp
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The granadilla is sometimes grown in See also: British hothouses
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The fruits of several other See also: species of Passiflora are eaten
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P. laurifolia is the " See also: water See also: lemon," and P. maliformis the " sweet calabash " of the West Indies
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