passionflower

n. 西番莲

发音

US

词形变化

passionflowers 复数 passionflowers

别名

passion-flower Passionflower passion flower

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.

    西番莲

  2. 2.

    The flower of this plant.

    西番莲

    百香果

    鸡蛋果

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

vine

下位词 4

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部分词 1

passion fruit

词源

Calque of Italian fior della Passione or Latin flōs Passiōnis; after the appearance and number of its various parts, thought to be symbolic of Christ's passion.

来源：wiktionary