Guava

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Guava \Gua"va\, n. [Sp. guayaba the guava fruit, guayabo the
     guava tree; prob. fr. the native West Indian name.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  guava
       n 1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
            [syn: {strawberry guava}, {yellow cattley guava}, {Psidium
            littorale}]
       2: small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in
          warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit [syn: {true
          guava}, {guava bush}, {Psidium guajava}]
       3: tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh
          or used for e.g. jellies