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  • noun Plural form of feijoa.

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Examples

  • The feijoas, also called pineapple guavas, are my second favorite fruit from our yard (the figs are my favorite).

    Boing Boing 2008

  • The image of feijoas comes from Daley's Fruit Tree Blog.

    Strange Fruit: The Flavor and Fragrance of Feijoa Michelle Krell Kydd 2009

  • I grow feijoas also known as pineapple guavas and we can hardly wait for the fruit to ripen each year.

    Weird fruits in NZ Jerine 2009

  • The image of feijoas comes from Daley's Fruit Tree Blog.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Michelle Krell Kydd 2009

  • I just love feijoas, and like to eat as many as I can in their short season, a season which is rapidly coming to an end, filling me with a sense of urgency - I must make the most of this most delicious fruit.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • I bought a box of feijoas from Northland on Trademe - so you are probably closer!

    fei·jo·a chut·ney 2007

  • I just love feijoas, and like to eat as many as I can in their short season, a season which is rapidly coming to an end, filling me with a sense of urgency - I must make the most of this most delicious fruit.

    fei·jo·a chut·ney 2007

  • To me feijoas are a completely unique flavour, but I have heard them described as banana-like but with a citrus flavour.

    Archive 2006-05-01 2006

  • A friend of mine describes them as tasting like iron ; which I like to hear because it means that I get presents of huge boxes of feijoas from her several dozen trees!

    Archive 2006-05-01 2006

  • Like vegemite, there is no middle ground with feijoas, you either love or hate the flavour.

    Archive 2006-05-01 2006

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