guava

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: gua=va

CIDE DICTIONARY

guava, 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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

guava, 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