red guava

red guava
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. [1913 Webster]

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  • 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • red strawberry guava — žemuoginė gvajava statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mirtinių šeimos vaisinis augalas (Psidium cattleianum), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Psidium cattleianum; Psidium coriaceum var. longipes; Psidium littorale var. longipes angl …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • white guava — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Strawberry guava — taxobox name = Psidium littorale image caption = strawberry guava Psidium littorale var. cattleianum status = NE status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo =… …   Wikipedia

  • strawberry guava — noun small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit • Syn: ↑guava, ↑yellow cattley guava, ↑Psidium littorale • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Psidium, ↑ge …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cattley guava — žemuoginė gvajava statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mirtinių šeimos vaisinis augalas (Psidium cattleianum), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Psidium cattleianum; Psidium coriaceum var. longipes; Psidium littorale var. longipes angl …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • purple guava — žemuoginė gvajava statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mirtinių šeimos vaisinis augalas (Psidium cattleianum), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Psidium cattleianum; Psidium coriaceum var. longipes; Psidium littorale var. longipes angl …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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