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FEIJOA
feijoa, pineapple guava
(noun) dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves
feijoa, feijoa bush
(noun) South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
feijoa (plural feijoas)
A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa sellowiana).
The green, ellipsoid fruit of this shrub, having a tart and sweet taste.
Synonyms
• guavasteen
• pineapple guava
Source: Wiktionary
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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