guava

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gua·va / ˈgwävə/ • n. 1. an edible pale orange tropical fruit with pink, juicy flesh and a strong, sweet aroma. 2. the small tropical American tree (genus Psidium) of the myrtle family that bears this fruit.

guava

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guava Any of 100 species of fruit-bearing trees or shrubs native to tropical America and the West Indies. The large white flowers produce a berry-like fruit, usually yellow with white, pink or yellow flesh. Family Myrtaceae.

guava

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guava Fruit of the central and south American tropical shrub Psidium guajava, eaten raw or preserved as guava jelly.

guava

views updated Jun 11 2018

guava tropical Amer. tree. XVI (guayava, -avo). — Sp. guayaba, -abo, of S. Amer. orig.

guava

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guava See PSIDIUM.