- genus Feijoa
- nounsmall South American shrubs or trees• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtaceae, ↑family Myrtaceae, ↑myrtle family• Member Meronyms: ↑feijoa, ↑feijoa bush
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genus Feijoa
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Feijoa — taxobox name = Feijoa image caption = Pineapple Guava Feijoa sellowiana fruit regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Myrtales familia = Myrtaceae genus = Feijoa species = F.… … Wikipedia
feijoa bush — noun South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit • Syn: ↑feijoa • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Feijoa • Part Meronyms: ↑feijo … Useful english dictionary
Feijoa — ID 34672 Symbol Key FEIJO Common Name feijoa Family Myrtaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A … USDA Plant Characteristics
Feijoa sellowiana — ID 34673 Symbol Key FESE2 Common Name feijoa Family Myrtaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A … USDA Plant Characteristics
feijoa — [feɪ (d)ʒəʊə, fɛ , fi: , jəʊə] noun 1》 an edible green fruit resembling a guava. 2》 the small tree which bears feijoas, native to tropical South America. [Genus Feijoa.] Origin C19: mod. L., named after the Brazilian naturalist J. da Silva Feijó … English new terms dictionary
feijoa — n. 1 any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Feijoa, bearing edible guava like fruit. 2 this fruit. Etymology: mod.L f. J. da Silva Feijo, 19th c. Sp. naturalist … Useful english dictionary
feijoa — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from João da Silva Feijó died 1824 Brazilian naturalist Date: 1898 the green round or oval juicy fruit of a shrub or small tree (Feijoa sellowiana) of the myrtle family that is native to South America and is … New Collegiate Dictionary
dicot genus — noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus, ↑hamamelid dicot genus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
magnoliopsid genus — noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑dicot genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus, ↑hamamelid dicot genus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
myrtle family — noun trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil • Syn: ↑Myrtaceae, ↑family Myrtaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtales, ↑order Myrta … Useful english dictionary
