Guava definition

Guava

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WordNet

(1) Tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies

(2) Small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit

(3) Small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit

WiktionaryText

Recorded since 1555, from , a variant of , from .

A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, psidium guajava.
Its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat is yellowish or pale green to pink in color.