Main Entry: fei·joa

Pronunciation: \fā-ˈyō-ə, -ˈhō-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 South America and is grown commercially especially in New Zealand; also : the tree or shrub