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Definition of Feijoa
1. Noun. South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit.
Terms within: Pineapple Guava
Group relationships: Genus Feijoa
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
2. Noun. Dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves.
Definition of Feijoa
1. Noun. A South American evergreen shrub, ''Feijoa sellowiana'', having sweet, tart fruit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Feijoa
1. a green edible fruit [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feijoa
Literary usage of Feijoa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1921)
"Within a few years we will have plants of the feijoa producing fruits on the ...
feijoa plants can be grown from the seeds, but seedlings are seldom worth ..."
2. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"The feijoa is hardier than many other subtropical fruits. ... Edouard Andre
pointed out that the native home of the feijoa is the region of Cocos australis; ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"In France, the plants have passed uninjured through temperatures of 12° F.
A good loam, rich in humus, is the ideal soil for the feijoa. ..."
4. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"... Late-Bearing Red Seedling 103 feijoa Blossom of the feijoa 299 Grove of feijoa
Trees 301 Guava Fruit of the Guava 872 Lemons Sweet Lemon 289 Tree of ..."
5. The Technical World Magazine (1912)
"The luxuriant, silver-grey foliage of the feijoa makes it an ornament to the ...
Then there is the pineapple guava, or feijoa, a member of the myrtle family ..."
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