guava

gua·va

G0298900 (gwä′və)n.1. Any of various tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Psidium, especially P. guajava, widely cultivated for its edible fruit, having greenish skin and sweet white or pink flesh.2. The fruit of this plant.

[Spanish guayaba, perhaps of Arawakan origin.]

guava

(ˈɡwɑːvə) n1. (Plants) any of various tropical American trees of the myrtaceous genus Psidium, esp P. guajava, grown in tropical regions for their edible fruit2. (Plants) the fruit of such a tree, having yellow skin and pink pulp: used to make jellies, jams, etc[C16: from Spanish guayaba, from a South American Indian word]

gua•va

(ˈgwɑ və)

n., pl. -vas. 1. any tropical American tree or shrub of the genus Psidium, of the myrtle family, esp. P. guajava. 2. the large yellow fruit of this tree. [1545–55; < Sp guayaba < Arawak]

guava

A tropical edible fruit, which turns from green to yellow when ripe. The fruit is best stewed or made into jam or jelly.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	guava - small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruitPsidium littorale, strawberry guava, yellow cattley guavagenus Psidium, Psidium - guavasfruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
	2.	guava - small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruitguava bush, Psidium guajava, true guavaguava - tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jelliesgenus Psidium, Psidium - guavasfruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
	3.	guava - tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jelliesedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshguava bush, Psidium guajava, true guava, guava - small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit

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guava

(ˈgwaːvə) noun the yellow pear-shaped fruit of a type of tropical tree. 番石榴

guava

(gwä`və), small evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Psidium of the family Myrtaceae (myrtlemyrtle,
common name for the Myrtaceae, a family of shrubs and trees almost entirely of tropical regions, especially in America and Australia. The family is characterized by leaves (usually evergreen) containing aromatic volatile oils. Many have showy blossoms.
..... Click the link for more information. family), native to tropical America and grown elsewhere for its ornamental flowers and edible fruit. The fruit (a fleshy berry with many hard seeds) of the common tropical guava (P. guajava) is shaped like an apple or a pear and has white, pink, or red flesh (depending on the variety) with a sweet, musky flavor and, usually, a yellow rind. The strawberry guava (P. cattleyanum), native to Brazil, bears a red fruit with a rough rind and reddish pulp, supposedly strawberrylike in flavor. At the time of the Spanish explorations the guava was found from Peru to Mexico; in the United States it is now grown commercially in Florida and California, where it has also escaped cultivation and become naturalized. Much of the perishable fruit is made into jellies, beverages, and similar products. It is a rich source of minerals and of vitamins A and C. Guava is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Myrtales, family Myrtaceae.

Guava

(Psidium guajava), an evergreen tree of the family Myrtaceae, usually 4–5 m tall (sometimes up to 10 m). It grows wild in tropical America and is grown in all tropical countries. The sour-sweet, aromatic, juicy fruit of the guava has great nutritional value, containing up to 11 percent sugar, about 0.7 percent fat, and about 0.7 percent protein. There are many cultivated varieties of guava. In the USSR there are guava trees in planting collections along the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus.

REFERENCE

Siniagin, I. I. Tropicheskoe zemledelie. Moscow, 1968.

guava

[′gwäv·ə] (botany) Psidium guajava. A shrub or low tree of tropical America belonging to the family Myrtaceae; produces an edible, aromatic, sweet, juicy berry.

guava

1. any of various tropical American trees of the myrtaceous genus Psidium, esp P. guajava, grown in tropical regions for their edible fruit 2. the fruit of such a tree, having yellow skin and pink pulp: used to make jellies, jams, etc.

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guava

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Synonyms for guava

noun small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit

Synonyms

Psidium littorale
strawberry guava
yellow cattley guava

Related Words

genus Psidium
Psidium
fruit tree

noun small tropical American shrubby tree

Synonyms

guava bush
Psidium guajava
true guava

Related Words

guava
genus Psidium
Psidium
fruit tree

noun tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp

Related Words

edible fruit
guava bush
Psidium guajava
true guava
guava