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fei·joa
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Princeton's WordNet
feijoa, feijoa bushnoun
South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
feijoa, pineapple guavanoun
dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves
Wiktionary
feijoanoun
A South American evergreen shrub, Feijoa sellowiana, having sweet, tart fruit.
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feijoa
Feijoa sellowiana also known as Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Colombia. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental tree and for its fruit. Common names include feijoa (, , or ), pineapple guava and guavasteen, although it is not a true guava. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 1–7 metres (3.3–23.0 ft) in height.
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Feijoa
Acca sellowiana, a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, is native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina,and Colombia. It is widely cultivated as a garden plant and fruiting tree in New Zealand, and can be found as a garden plant elsewhere such as in Australia, Azerbaijan, West part of Georgia, South part of Russia and South Africa. Common names include feijoa pineapple guava and guavasteen. It is an evergreen, perennial shrub or small tree, 1–7 metres in height, widely cultivated as a garden plant and fruiting tree. The German botanist Otto Karl Berg named feijoa after João da Silva Feijó, a Portuguese botanist born in the colony of Brazil.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Feijoa
A plant genus of the family MYRTACEAE that is cultivated for the edible fruit, which is different from the ordinary guava (PSIDIUM).
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of feijoa in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of feijoa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- feijoaArabic
- feyxoaAzerbaijani
- feijoaCatalan, Valencian
- brasilianische GuaveGerman
- feijoaEsperanto
- feijoaSpanish
- فیجواPersian
- feijoaFinnish
- goyavier de MontevideoFrench
- feixoaGalician
- פיג׳ואהHebrew
- mirtuszdióHungarian
- ֆիժոաArmenian
- feijoaInterlingua
- feijoaItalian
- フェイジョアJapanese
- ფეიხოაGeorgian
- 페이조아Korean
- feijoaDutch
- feijoaPortuguese
- фейхуа, фейхоаRussian
- feijoaTurkish
- 費荷Chinese
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