feijoa
Meaning
Noun
- A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (species) (syn. Feijoa sellowiana (species)).
- The green, ellipsoid fruit of this shrub, having a tart and sweet taste.
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Origin
- From the New Latin former genus name Feijoa, which was named after Portuguese botanist João da Silva Feijó by the German botanist Otto Karl Berg.
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