feijoa

A noun referring to a South American shrub or its dark-green, kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh, used chiefly for jellies and preserves.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un arbuste sud-américain ou son fruit tropical vert foncé, de la taille d'un kiwi, à chair blanche, utilisé principalement pour faire des gelées et des conserves.

1. South American shrub B2 formal

   A South American shrub that produces edible greenish fruit resembling plums.

   • The feijoa shrub thrives in subtropical climates.
   • We planted a feijoa in our garden last spring.
   • Feijoa bushes are known for their attractive flowers and fruit.

   🇫🇷faux-goyavier de Montevideo

2. Tropical fruit B2 formal

   A dark-green, kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh, commonly used for jellies and preserves.

   • Feijoa has a unique, aromatic flavor that is great for jams.
   • She made a delicious feijoa jelly from the garden harvest.
   • The feijoa fruit is often eaten fresh or used in desserts.

   🇫🇷Feijoa (fruit)

• feijoas plural form
• feijoas' possessive plural form
• feijoa's possessive singular form