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genus Passiflora

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Noun1.genus Passifloragenus Passiflora - type genus of the Passifloraceae    
Passiflora
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
family Passifloraceae, Passifloraceae, passionflower family - tropical woody tendril-climbing vines
passionflower, passionflower vine - any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit


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The passion vines, in the genus Passiflora, contain cyanogenic glycosides--essentially sugar compounds hitched to a cyanide group.
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