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.

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Words nearby guava

guarulhos, guat., guatemala, guatemala city, guatemalan, guava, guaviare, guayabera, guayama, guayaquil, guaymas

Origin of guava

1545–55; < Spanish guayaba < Arawak

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Example sentences from the Web for guava

It is more difficult to discover from what part of America the guava originally came.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
And of all the oranges that ever you saw, and the guava jelly, and the pine-apples!
Little Grandfather|Sophie May
He immediately climbed up for the guava, and gave it to his hungry sister.
Filipino Popular Tales|Dean S. Fansler
Frau Schmidt preferred the larger "purple" ground cherries, which, when preserved, greatly resembled "Guava" jelly in flavor.
Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans"|Edith M. Thomas

I thought I had made a good find in the guava, but this is still better.
The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns|Roger Thompson Finlay

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

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