guava
[gwah-vuh]
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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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Examples from the Web for guava
Historical Examples of guava
Spread zepherettes with cream cheese and dot with Guava jelly.
The Golden Age Cook BookHenrietta Latham Dwight
Those I bought were of Guava, cashew apple, citron, and lime.
Journal of a Voyage to BrazilMaria Graham
“As I fear that we shall be,” muttered the master of the Guava.
Paul GerrardW.H.G. Kingston
And of all the oranges that ever you saw, and the guava jelly, and the pine-apples!
Little GrandfatherSophie May
This guava is the source of the famous guava jelly of commerce.
Fruits of the Hawaiian IslandsGerrit Parmile Wilder
guava
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Word Origin for guava
C16: from Spanish guayaba, from a South American Indian word
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