Definition of guava Guava

/gwɑˈvʌ/ - [gwavu] - gua•va

We found 10 definitions of guava from 7 different sources.

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What does guava mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: guavas

guava - small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit
  true guava, guava bush, Psidium guajava
  fruit tree tree bearing edible fruit
  genus psidium, psidium guavas
guava - tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies
  edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
guava - small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
  strawberry guava, yellow cattley guava, Psidium littorale
  fruit tree tree bearing edible fruit
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • guava (Noun)
    A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava .
  • guava (Noun)
    Its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat is yellowish or pale green to pink in color.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • guava (n.)
    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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • guava
    A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guava; or its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat is yellowish or pale green to pink in color.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • guava
    gwä′va, n. a genus of trees and shrubs of tropical America, with yellow, pear-shaped fruit made into jelly. [Sp. guayaba—Braz.]

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Guava is a genus ("psuduim") of plants in the family "Myrtaceae". There are about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees in the genus. Guavas are native to Pakistan in Asia, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and the northern part of South America.

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