: 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
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The cocktails incorporate many ingredients common in Latin America including the purple chicha morada, hoja santa, mole, feijoa and ancho chile.
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Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Matallana-Puerto staked out 22 feijoa plants to observe whether rats could potentially be pollinating them.
—Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022
If the rats are pollinating the feijoa plants, their behavior is a bit unusual.
—New York Times, 22 June 2022
Your pineapple guava, also known as the feijoa, grows as a shrub to small tree that eventually needs a 25-gallon or larger container.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 27 July 2019
Add the dry mixture to the feijoa mixture and stir until just combined.
—San Antonio Express-News, 13 June 2018
Pineapple guava plants, also called feijoa shrubs, can be grown in foundation plantings, used as hedges or developed into tree forms with their attractive silvery foliage.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 June 2017
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Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Matallana-Puerto staked out 22 feijoa plants to observe whether rats could potentially be pollinating them.
—Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022
If the rats are pollinating the feijoa plants, their behavior is a bit unusual.
—New York Times, 22 June 2022
Your pineapple guava, also known as the feijoa, grows as a shrub to small tree that eventually needs a 25-gallon or larger container.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 27 July 2019
Add the dry mixture to the feijoa mixture and stir until just combined.
—San Antonio Express-News, 13 June 2018
Pineapple guava plants, also called feijoa shrubs, can be grown in foundation plantings, used as hedges or developed into tree forms with their attractive silvery foliage.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 June 2017
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“Feijoa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feijoa. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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