feijoa

[ fey-yoh-uh, -hoh-uh ]

noun

1. a shrub, Feijoa sellowiana, of the myrtle family, native to South America, bearing edible, greenish, plumlike fruit.
2. the fruit of this shrub.

feijoa

/ fiːˈdʒəʊə /

noun

1. an evergreen myrtaceous shrub, Feijoa sellowiana , of South America
2. the fruit of this shrub

Word History and Origins

Origin of feijoa¹

< New Latin (1858), after João da Silva Feijó (1760–1824), Brazilian soldier and naturalist; -a ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of feijoa¹

C19: from New Latin, named after J. da Silva Feijo , 19th-century Spanish botanist