About The Word Guava
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Guava
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What's The Definition Of Guava?
[n] tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies
[n] small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit [n] small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit Synonyms | Synonyms for Guava: guava bush | Psidium guajava | Psidium littorale | strawberry guava | true guava | yellow cattley guava Related Terms | Find terms related to Guava: See Also | edible fruit | fruit tree | genus Psidium | guava | guava | guava bush | Psidium | Psidium guajava | true guava Guava In Webster's Dictionary \Gua"va\, n. [Sp. guayaba the guava fruit, guayabo the
guava tree; prob. fr. the native West Indian name.]
A tropical tree, or its fruit, of the genus {Psidium.} Two
varieties are well known, the {P. pyriferum}, or {white
guava}, and {P. pomiferum}, or {red guava}. The fruit or
berry is shaped like a pomegranate, but is much smaller. It
is somewhat astringent, but makes a delicious jelly.
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