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noun
A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa sellowiana).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The green, ellipsoid fruit of this shrub, having a tart and sweet taste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pineapple guava
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Broader terms: edible fruit
noun
South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: feijoa bush
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
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.
Across languages
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
