feijoa

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/feɪˈʒoʊ.ə/
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/feɪˈʒoʊ.ə/ · /feɪˈd͡ʒoʊ.ə/ · /feɪˈhoʊ.ə/ · /ˈfiːd͡ʒɐʉ.ɐ/

Definition of feijoa

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa sellowiana).
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noun

  1. A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa sellowiana).
  2. The green, ellipsoid fruit of this shrub, having a tart and sweet taste.

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Etymology

From the New Latin former genus name Feijoa, which was named after Portuguese botanist João da Silva Feijó by the German botanist Otto Karl Berg.

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