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Definition of Passiflora incarnata
1. Noun. Of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg.
Literary usage of Passiflora incarnata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1905)
"Other vines also took a part in this struggle: may-pop (passiflora incarnata)
with its fine purple flowers and yellow fruits, and Smilax Bona-nox were ..."
2. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anschutz (1917)
"Front of head feels big. 6:00 PM Stabbing deep in left ear, < by pressing teeth
together. 6:30. Various pains gradually subside. passiflora incarnata ..."
3. A Text-book of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Characteristic, Analytical by Allen Corson Cowperthwaite (1909)
"... passiflora incarnata. Natural order.—Passifloraceae. Common name.—Passion flower.
Habitat.—Chiefly Virginia and southern Kentucky, in dry soil. ..."
4. Materia Medica and Special Therapeutics of the New Remedies by Edwin Moses Hale (1875)
"passiflora incarnata. I wish to call your attention to this plant, and quote a
paper by Dr. L. Phares, AM, MD, of Newtonia, Miss.: In 1838, while a student, ..."
5. The Richmond Medical Journal (1867)
"passiflora incarnata, A REMEDY FOR TETANUS. By DL PHARES, AM, MD, of Newtonia, Mi.
In 1838, while a student, my old friend, the late Dr. WB Lindsay, ..."
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