Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Granadilla

Granadilla , noun

[Sp., dim. of granada pomegranate. See Grenade, Garnet.]

(Botany) 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.