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guava
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gua·va  (gwäv)
n.
1. Any of various tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Psidium, especially P. guajava, having white flowers and edible fruit.
2. The fruit of this plant, having sweet, usually reddish or pinkish flesh.

[Spanish guayaba, perhaps of Arawakan origin.]

guava [ˈgwɑːvə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various tropical American trees of the myrtaceous genus Psidium, esp P. guajava, grown in tropical regions for their edible fruit
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of such a tree, having yellow skin and pink pulp: used to make jellies, jams, etc.
[from Spanish guayaba, from a South American Indian word]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.guava - small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruitguava - small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
2.guava - small tropical American shrubby treeguava - small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit
guava - tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies
fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
3.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 bush, Psidium guajava, true guava, guava - small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit
Translations
guava [ˈgwɑːvə] Nguayaba f

guava [ˈgwɑːvə] ngoyave f

guava
nGuave f; (= tree also)Guavenbaum m

guava
n guava [ˈgwaːvə]
the yellow pear-shaped fruit of a type of tropical tree. koejawel ثَمَر الجوافَه гуава guava guava die Guave γουάβα (καρπός τροπικού δενδρυλλίου του γένους ψίδιο) guayaba guajaav میوۀ گواوا guava goyave גוּיָבָה,@@@גוּיָאבָה$$$ अमरूद guava guajáva(fa) jambu batu gúavaber/-ávöxtur guaiava グワバ 반석류(중남미 원산) gvajava jambu batu guave guava guawa goiaba guava гуава guava tropski sadež guav guajavafrukt ฝรั่ง guava (ağacı) 番石榴 гуава امرود quả ổi


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