1. guava(n = noun.plant) psidium littorale, strawberry guava, yellow cattley guava - small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit;
is a kind of fruit tree
is a member of genus psidium, psidium
2. guava(n = noun.plant) guava bush, psidium guajava, true guava - small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit;
is a kind of fruit tree
has parts: guava
is a member of genus psidium, psidium
3. guava(n = noun.food) - tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies;
is a kind of edible fruit
is a part of guava, guava bush, psidium guajava, true guava
A tropical tree, or its fruit, of the genus
guava, n.
1 a small tropical American tree, Psidium guajava, bearing an edible pale yellow fruit with pink juicy flesh.
2 this fruit.
Etymology:
Sp. guayaba prob. f. a S. Amer. name
brazilian guava, cattley guava, guava bush, pineapple guava, purple strawberry guava, strawberry guava, true guava, yellow cattley guava