Grā'na-dil'liă, n.

n. [Sp., diminutive of granada, pomegranate; Pg. granadilha, granadillo, It. granadiglia, Fr. grenadille, Dan. granatblomster.] (Bot.) The fruit of a climbing vine (Passiflora quadrangularis) found in Brazil and the West Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is much esteemed as a pleasant dessert fruit. The P. edulis used for flavoring ices is often so called.