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feijoa

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fei·jo·a  (f-zhô, -j-, -h-)
n.
An evergreen shrub (Acca sellowiana syn. Feijoa sellowiana) native to South America and cultivated as an ornamental and for its sweet, tart fruit. Also called pineapple guava.

[New Latin Feijoa, former genus name, after João da Silva Feijó (1760-1824), Brazilian soldier and naturalist.]

feijoa [fiːˈdʒəʊə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) an evergreen myrtaceous shrub, Feijoa sellowiana, of South America
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the fruit of this shrub
[from New Latin, named after J. da Silva Feijo, 19th-century Spanish botanist]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.feijoa - South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
pineapple guava, feijoa - dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves
genus Feijoa - small South American shrubs or trees
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
2.feijoa - dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves
edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
feijoa, feijoa bush - South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit


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The genera Accara and Feijoa (= Acca, Pineapple Guava) were formerly included in Psidium.
Third finalist Jonty spiced it up for the judges with his Fiery Feijoa, which mixed elderflower liqueur and lemoncello with a birdseye chilli.
The fruit in question is not a kiwi but a feijoa that happens to resemble the flightless bird that is the national symbol of New Zealand.
 
 
 
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