Used chiefly for jellies and preserves

• Dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh
• South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A South American evergreen shrub, (taxlink Acca sellowiana species noshow=1), formerly ''Feijoa sellowiana'', having sweet, tart fruit. 2 The green, ellipsoid fruit of this shrub.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit [syn: feijoa bush ] dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves [syn: pineapple guava ]