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

Derived forms: guavas

Type of: edible fruit, fruit tree

Part of: genus Psidium, Psidium

Encyclopedia: Guava