- guava
- guava 1550s, from Sp. guaya, variant of guayaba, from Arawakan (W. Indies) guayabo "guava tree" or Tupi guajava.
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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
guava — guàva ž DEFINICIJA bot. naziv za više vrsta suptropskog voća; obična guava (Psidium guajava), okruglast, ružičast i bijel, sočan, sladak plod, podrijetlom iz Meksika ETIMOLOGIJA šp. guayaba ← egz … Hrvatski jezični portal
guava — ► NOUN ▪ a tropical American fruit with pink juicy flesh. ORIGIN probably from Taino (an extinct Caribbean language) … English terms dictionary
guava — [gwä′və] n. [Sp guayaba < Taino guayavá, prob. ult. < Tupí] 1. any of several tropical American plants (genus Psidium) of the myrtle family, esp. a tree ( P. guajava) bearing a yellowish, round or pear shaped, edible fruit 2. the fruit,… … English World dictionary
Guava — taxobox name = Guava image caption = Apple guava ( Psidium guajava ) regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Myrtales familia = Myrtaceae subfamilia = Myrtoideae genus = Psidium… … Wikipedia
guava — /gwah veuh/, n. 1. any of numerous tropical and subtropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Psidium, of the myrtle family, esp. P. guajava, bearing large, yellow, round to pear shaped fruit, and P. littorale, bearing smaller,… … Universalium
guava — UK [ˈɡwɑːvə] / US [ˈɡwɑvə] noun [countable] Word forms guava : singular guava plural guavas a large tropical fruit with green or yellow skin. It is pink inside … English dictionary
guava — peruvinė gvajava statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mirtinių šeimos maistinis, medieninis, vaisinis, vaistinis augalas (Psidium guajava), paplitęs Centrinėje ir Pietų Amerikoje. Naudojamas gėrimams (sultims) gaminti. atitikmenys: lot. Psidium… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
guava — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
guava — [[t]gwɑ͟ːvə[/t]] guavas N VAR A guava is a round yellow tropical fruit with pink or white flesh and hard seeds … English dictionary
