passionflower

English - Turkish

Definition of passionflower in English Turkish dictionary

çarkıfelek çiçeği

i., bot. çarkıfelek, fırıldakçiçeği

(isim) çarkıfelek

{i} çarkıfelek

fırıldakçiçeği

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passionflower family

çarkıfelek çiçeği familyası

English - English

Definition of passionflower in English English dictionary

the flower of this plant

any of very many North American vines, of the family Passifloraceae, that bear edible fruit, called passion fruit

{i} any of the climbing flowering vine or shrub native to Central and South America that bear showy flowers and a fruit which is edible in some species

any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit

a climbing plant with large attractive flowers

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passionflower family

Family Passifloraceae, composed of about 600 species of herbaceous or woody vines, shrubs, and trees in 20 genera. Members of this family grow mostly in warm regions. Many species produce edible fruits. Members of the largest genus, Passiflora, are highly prized for their showy, unusual flowers. A pedestal-like structure in the centre of the flower carries the reproductive parts of both sexes. The passionflower blossom is often used to symbolize events in the last hours (Passion) of Jesus, which accounts for the name of the group

La Pasionaria Spanish: The Passionflower

known as La Pasionaria (Spanish: "The Passionflower") born Dec. 9, 1895, Gallarta, near Bilbao, Spain died Nov. 12, 1989, Madrid Spanish communist leader. The daughter of a poor miner, she became radicalized in her youth. In 1918 she published an article using her pseudonym ("The Passionflower"), and in 1920 she joined the new Communist Party of Spain. After a turbulent career, she emerged as a deputy in the Republican parliament. By the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 she had won fame as a fiery and even violent street orator, and she coined the Republican battle cry, "No pasarán!" ("They shall not pass!"). With Francisco Franco's victory in 1939 she fled to the Soviet Union; she returned in 1977 after his death and the party's relegalization. Reelected to parliament, she resigned because of ill health, but she remained honourary president of the party until her death

passionflowers

plural of passionflower

Hyphenation

pas·sion·flow·er

Etymology

() From the number of its various parts, thought to be symbolic of Christ's passion