- passion flower
- 1. any plant of the genus Passiflora. 2. a preparation of the aerial parts of P. incarnata, having anxiolytic and sedative properties and used for anxiety and insomnia; it is also used in homeopathy.
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Passion flower — Passion Pas sion, n. [F., fr. L. passio, fr. pati, passus, to suffer. See {Patient}.] 1. A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
passion flower — noun 1. Any flower or plant of the genus Passiflora, consisting mostly of climbers of tropical and warm temperate America, from a fancied resemblance of parts of the flower to the crown of thorns, nails, and other emblems of Christ s Passion 2.… … Useful english dictionary
passion flower — ► NOUN ▪ a climbing plant with a flower whose component parts are said to suggest objects associated with Christ s Crucifixion … English terms dictionary
Passion flower — Taxobox name = Passion flower image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Malpighiales familia = Passifloraceae genus = Passiflora genus authority = L. subdivision ranks = Species subdivision =… … Wikipedia
passion-flower — ▪ plant any of about 400 species of tendril bearing, herbaceous vines comprising the genus Passiflora (family Passifloraceae), with characteristic flowers. Some are important as ornamentals; others are grown for their edible fruits. The… … Universalium
passion-flower — The passion flower gets its name because of a supposed resemblance to the crown of thorns and other emblems of Christ’s Passion. It is a climbing plant with eggshaped fruit. ‘Passion flower’ is sometimes used as a vocative variant of flower,… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
Passion Flower — Filmdaten Originaltitel Passion Flower Produktionsland USA … Deutsch Wikipedia
Passion Flower Hotel — is a musical with music by John Barry, lyrics by Trevor Peacock and a book by Wolf Mankowitz, based on a novel of the same name by Rosalind Erskine. The story concerns a young girl going to an English girls Boarding School. In the dormitory, the… … Wikipedia
Passion Flower Hotel (film) — Passion Flower Hotel ( Leidenschaftliche Blümchen in German) is a 1978 boarding school based film directed by André Farwagi, based on the novel by Laura Black. It stars Nastassja Kinski in her third feature film. External links * … Wikipedia
passion flower — noun an evergreen climbing plant of warm regions, with a complex flower said to suggest things associated with Christ s Crucifixion. [Genus Passiflora.] … English new terms dictionary
Passion flower — noun Various vines of the genus Passiflora, with showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the passion of Christ … Wiktionary
