guava
[ gwah-vuh ]
/ ˈgwɑ və /
noun
any of numerous tropical and subtropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Psidium, of the myrtle family, especially P. guajava, bearing large, yellow, round to pear-shaped fruit, and P. littorale, bearing smaller, yellowish to deep-red, oval fruit.
the fruit, used for making jam, jelly, etc.
Origin of guava
1545–55; < Spanish
guayaba < Arawak
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British Dictionary definitions for guava
guava
/ (ˈɡwɑːvə) /
noun
any of various tropical American trees of the myrtaceous genus Psidium, esp P. guajava, grown in tropical regions for their edible fruit
the fruit of such a tree, having yellow skin and pink pulp: used to make jellies, jams, etc
Word Origin for guava
C16: from Spanish
guayaba, from a South American Indian word