n.
Pronunciation: f ā - ' y ō - ə , - ' h ō - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from João da Silva Feijó † 1824 Brazilian naturalist
Date: 1898
: the green round or oval juicy fruit of a shrub or small tree ( Feijoa sellowiana ) of the myrtle family that is native to So. America and is grown commercially especially in New Zealand also : the tree or shrub