true guava

true guava
noun
small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit
Syn: ↑guava, ↑guava bush, ↑Psidium guajava
Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Psidium, ↑genus Psidium
Part Meronyms: ↑guava

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  • Brazilian guava — noun South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava • Syn: ↑Psidium guineense • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized B : a So. American tree (Psidium guineense) yielding a fruit similar to the true guava * …   Useful english dictionary

  • native guava — noun 1. : an Australian shrub or small tree (Rhodomyrtus psidioides) of the family Myrtaceae resembling the true guava 2. a. : an Australian timber tree (Eupomatia laurina) b. : the edible fruit of the native guava 3. : ivorywood …   Useful english dictionary

  • fruit tree — noun tree bearing edible fruit (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Hyponyms: ↑custard apple, ↑custard apple tree, ↑avocado, ↑avocado tree …   Useful english dictionary

  • Psidium — noun guavas • Syn: ↑genus Psidium • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtaceae, ↑family Myrtaceae, ↑myrtle family …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Psidium — noun guavas • Syn: ↑Psidium • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtaceae, ↑family Myrtaceae, ↑myrtle family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Psidium guajava — noun small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit • Syn: ↑guava, ↑true guava, ↑guava bush • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Psidium, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Psidium guineense — noun South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava • Syn: ↑Brazilian guava • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree …   Useful english dictionary

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  • List of culinary fruits — This list of culinary fruits contains the names of some fruits that are considered edible in some cuisines. The definition of fruit for these lists is a culinary fruit, i.e. Any sweet, edible part of a plant that resembles fruit, even if it does… …   Wikipedia

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