[ feɪ'(d)ʒəʊə , fɛ- , fi:- , -'jəʊə ]
■ noun
1》 an edible green fruit resembling a guava.
2》 the small tree which bears ~s, native to tropical South America. [Genus Feijoa .]
Origin
C19: mod. L., named after the Brazilian naturalist J. da Silva Feijó .