Passiflora edulis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Passiflora edulis
    n 1: Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple
         fruit [syn: {granadilla}, {purple granadillo}, {Passiflora
         edulis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Granadilla \Gran`a*dil"la\, n. [Sp., dim. of granada
   pomegranate. See {Grenade}, {Garnet}.] (Bot.)
   The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp.
   {Passiflora quadrangularis}) found in Brazil and the West
   Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is a good
   dessert fruit. The fruit of {Passiflora edulis} is used for
   flavoring ices.
   [1913 Webster]