noun
- Plural of grenadilla; tropical passion fruit vines or their edible fruits, native to South America and cultivated in warm regions.
Usage: Also called passion fruit or purple granadilla in some regions.; The fruit has a hard outer shell and sweet, seedy pulp inside.
Examples
- The farmer grows grenadillas in the greenhouse for export.
- Grenadillas are rich in vitamin C and fiber.
- She scooped the pulp from the grenadillas to make juice.
- The market had fresh grenadillas imported from Ecuador.
- Grenadillas thrive in tropical and subtropical climates.