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feijoa

fei·joa

UK/feɪˈʒoʊ.ə/ US/feɪˈd͡ʒoʊ.ə/ uncommon

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dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves

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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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