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Meaning of passifloraceous in English:

passifloraceous

Pronunciation /ˌpasɪfləˈreɪʃəs/

adjective

rare Botany

  • Of or relating to the family Passifloraceae, comprising chiefly tropical and subtropical climbing plants typified by the passion flowers (genus Passiflora).

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From scientific Latin Passiflora, genus name + -aceous, after scientific Latin Passifloraceae, family name.