Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An evergreen shrub (Acca sellowiana syn. Feijoa sellowiana) native to South America and cultivated as an ornamental and for its sweet, tart fruit.
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- noun A
South American evergreen shrub , Feijoa sellowiana, having sweet, tart fruit.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves
- noun South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Eating a feijoa is a wonderful way to understand the nature of harmonious contrasts via taste and smell.
Archive 2009-01-01 Michelle Krell Kydd 2009
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Eating a feijoa is a wonderful way to understand the nature of harmonious contrasts via taste and smell.
Strange Fruit: The Flavor and Fragrance of Feijoa Michelle Krell Kydd 2009
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The nose expects to smell something green, but the immediate impression of a feijoa is a tropical mélange that evokes guava, strawberry, pineapple and violet notes.
Archive 2009-01-01 Michelle Krell Kydd 2009
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The nose expects to smell something green, but the immediate impression of a feijoa is a tropical mélange that evokes guava, strawberry, pineapple and violet notes.
Strange Fruit: The Flavor and Fragrance of Feijoa Michelle Krell Kydd 2009
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The first time I got to know about feijoa was from Brian's blog.
Weird fruits in NZ Jerine 2009
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It's the salted caramel mousse with caramelized puff pastry, apple and cinnamon beignets, granny smith sorbet, feijoa and pain d'epice.
The Search for Auckland's Best Fish Continues Jerine 2009
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On the house, pre-dessert was feijoa sorbet with caramel powder and cubed mango.
The Search for Auckland's Best Fish (Final) Jerine 2009
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The flavor and fragrance of feijoa defies categorization.
Archive 2009-01-01 Michelle Krell Kydd 2009
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On the house, pre-dessert was feijoa sorbet with caramel powder and cubed mango.
Archive 2009-06-01 Jerine 2009
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It's the salted caramel mousse with caramelized puff pastry, apple and cinnamon beignets, granny smith sorbet, feijoa and pain d'epice.
Archive 2009-06-01 Jerine 2009
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