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PSIDIUM GUAJAVA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Psidium guajava mean?
• PSIDIUM GUAJAVA (noun)
The noun PSIDIUM GUAJAVA has 1 sense:
1. small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit
Familiarity information: PSIDIUM GUAJAVA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
guava; guava bush; Psidium guajava; true guava
Hypernyms ("Psidium guajava" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Meronyms (parts of "Psidium guajava"):
guava (tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies)
Holonyms ("Psidium guajava" is a member of...):
genus Psidium; Psidium (guavas)
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