feijoan.
/feɪˈ(d)ʒəʊə/, /fɛˈ(d)ʒəʊə/, /fiːˈ(d)ʒəʊə/, /feɪˈjəʊə/, /fɛˈjəʊə/, /fiːˈjəʊə/, U.S. /feɪˈjoʊə/, /feɪˈdʒoʊə/, /feɪˈhoʊə/ An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus so named, which is native to South America and belongs to the family Myrtaceæ; also, the fruit of this tree.
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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > other fruits > [noun]
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > of South America or West Indies > other South American or West Indian fruits
mammee1587
coco-plum1699
water-sop1716
icaco1752
cherimoya1758
West India mango1774
vegetable pear1777
cinnamon apple1796
jaboticaba1824
butternut1827
Quito orange1846
Barbados-cherry1858
mountain mango1861
Suriname cherry1895
feijoa1898
acerola1954
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of tropical America > other American fruit-plants
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anchovy pear1657
river pear1696
sour-sop tree1696
monkey apple1750
stopper-berry tree1750
sour-sop1753
chocho1756
sweet plum1796
pequi1819
Spanish plum1823
jaboticaba1824
christophene1830
Quito orange1846
pepino1850
mountain mango1861
chayote1884
Suriname cherry1895
feijoa1898
choko1902
1898 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 124 Tab. 7620 Feijoa was discovered by the late Fr. Sellow of Potsdam, who, in 1819, accompanied Prince Neuwied in his journey to Brasil... Over and above the beauty of the foliage and flower of the plant, it is remarkable for the rich aromatic odour and flavour of its guava-like fruit.
1920 W. Popenoe Man. Trop. & Subtrop. Fruits ix. 294 In its native country the feijoa is scarcely known as a cultivated plant.
1958 N.Z. Listener 18 Apr. 23/1 Feijoas or Salad Plant... To eat feijoas, scoop out the centre with a spoon similar to the passion fruit method.
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