feijoa

[ fey-yoh-uh, -hoh-uh ]
/ feɪˈyoʊ ə, -ˈhoʊ ə /

noun

a shrub, Feijoa sellowiana, of the myrtle family, native to South America, bearing edible, greenish, plumlike fruit.
the fruit of this shrub.
Also called pineapple guava.

Origin of feijoa

< New Latin (1858), after João da Silva Feijó (1760–1824), Brazilian soldier and naturalist; see -a2

British Dictionary definitions for feijoa

feijoa
/ (fiːˈdʒəʊə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for feijoa

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