/fay yoh"euh, -hoh"euh/ , n.
1. a shrub, Feijoa sellowiana, of the myrtle family, native to South America, bearing edible, greenish, plumlike fruit.
2. the fruit of this shrub. Also called pineapple guava .
[ Feijó (1760-1824), Brazilian soldier and naturalist; see -A 2 ]