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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GU`AVA, n. An American tree,and its fruit, of the genus Psidium. It is of two species,or rather varieties, the pyriferum or white guava, and pomiferum or red guava. The fruit or berry is large and oval-shaped, like a pomegranate, which it resembles in its astringent quality. The pulp is of an agreeable flavor,and of this fruit is made a delicious jelly.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit [syn: guava, strawberry guava, yellow cattley guava, Psidium littorale]
2: small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit [syn: guava, true guava, guava bush, Psidium guajava]
3: tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Spanish guaba, guayaba, perhaps from Taino Date: 1604 1. any of several tropical American shrubs or small trees (genus Psidium) of the myrtle family; especially a shrubby tree (P. guajava) widely cultivated for its sweet acid yellow or pink fruit 2. the roundish to pear-shaped fruit of a guava

Britannica Concise

Any of many trees and shrubs of the genus Psidium (myrtle family), native to the New World tropics. The two important species are common guava (P. guajava) and cattley, or strawberry, guava (P. littorale or P. cattleianum). The sweet pulp of the common guava fruit has a musky, sometimes pungent odor. The pulp of the strawberry guava fruit has a strawberry-like flavor. Guavas are processed into jams, jellies, and preserves. Fresh guavas are rich in vitamins A, B, and C; they are eaten raw or sliced and are served as desserts.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Guava Gua"va, n. [Sp. guayaba the guava fruit, guayabo the guava tree; prob. fr. the native West Indian name.] A tropical tree, or its fruit, of the genus Psidium. Two varieties are well known, the P. pyriferum, or white guava, and P. pomiferum, or red guava. The fruit or berry is shaped like a pomegranate, but is much smaller. It is somewhat astringent, but makes a delicious jelly.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(guavas) A guava is a round yellow tropical fruit with pink or white flesh and hard seeds. N-VAR