What (who) is guava - definition
TROPICAL FRUIT
Guayaba; Guava juice; Guavas; Bayaba; Amrood; Peyara; Peru fruit
!['Thai maroon' guava, a red apple guava [[cultivar]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ARS HPSI41.jpg?width=200 "'Thai maroon' guava, a red apple guava [[cultivar]]")
![Apple guava (''[[Psidium guayava]]'') flower](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Guava flowers (6700015761).jpg?width=200 "Apple guava (''[[Psidium guayava]]'') flower")
![Strawberry guava, ''[[Psidium littorale]]'' var. ''cattleyanum''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Psidium cattleianum fruit.jpg?width=200 "Strawberry guava, ''[[Psidium littorale]]'' var. ''cattleyanum''")
![A rotten guava problem in [[Bangladesh]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rotten guava in Bangladesh.jpg?width=200 "A rotten guava problem in [[Bangladesh]]")
guava
(guavas)
A guava is a round yellow tropical fruit with pink or white flesh and hard seeds.
N-VAR
guava
['gw?:v?]
¦ noun
1. a tropical American fruit with pink juicy flesh and a strong, sweet aroma.
2. the small tree which bears guavas. [Psidium guajava and related species.]
Origin
C16: from Sp. guayaba, prob. from Taino.
Guava
·noun 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.
Wikipedia
Guava
Guava () is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. The common guava Psidium guajava (lemon guava, apple guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. The name guava is also given to some other species in the genus Psidium such as strawberry guava (Psidium cattleyanum) and to the pineapple guava, Feijoa sellowiana. In 2019, 55 million tonnes of guavas were produced worldwide, led by India with 45% of the total. Botanically, guavas are berries.
Pronunciation examples for guava
1. smells like guava or whatever.
Jacobs _ Talks at Google
2. like pineapple, or guava, or mango.
The American Craft Beer Cookbook _ John Holl _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of guava
1. Citrus and guava trees could be planted in every yard.
2. Her first, "Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard," is set in the Himalayas and concerns a black–sheep son who, after losing his job at the post office, climbs into a guava tree and refuses to come back down.
3. There‘s shade there, and sometimes a breeze stirs the leaves of the guava tree.
4. Palestinian sources said the village had been producing about 800 tonnes of fruit, including guava and apricots.
5. Her first novel, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard, was enthusiastically received by the critics, but that was way back in 1''8.