Hypertext Webster Gateway: "guava"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
guava
n 1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
[syn: {strawberry guava}, {yellow cattley guava}, {Psidium
littorale}]
2: small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in
warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit [syn: {true
guava}, {guava bush}, {Psidium guajava}]
3: tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh
or used for e.g. jellies
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