请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 feijoa
释义

feijoa

[ fey-yoh-uh, -hoh-uh ]
/ feɪˈyoʊ ə, -ˈhoʊ ə /

noun

a shrub, Feijoa sellowiana, of the myrtle family, native to South America, bearing edible, greenish, plumlike fruit.
the fruit of this shrub.
Also called pineapple guava.

Origin of feijoa

<New Latin (1858), after João da Silva Feijó (1760–1824), Brazilian soldier and naturalist; see -a2

Words nearby feijoa

FEF, Fehling's solution, FEI, feign, feigned, feijoa, feijoada, Feininger, feinschmecker, feint, feints
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for feijoa

feijoa
/ (fiːˈdʒəʊə) /

noun

an evergreen myrtaceous shrub, Feijoa sellowiana, of South America
the fruit of this shrub

Word Origin for feijoa

C19: from New Latin, named after J. da Silva Feijo, 19th-century Spanish botanist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 18:34:11