Definition of Psidium guajava

1. Noun. Small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit.

Exact synonyms: Guava, Guava Bush, True Guava
Terms within: Guava
Group relationships: Genus Psidium, Psidium
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Psidium Guajava

Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Pseudoryx
Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
Pseudoscorpiones
Pseudoscorpionida
Pseudotaxus
Pseudotaxus chienii
Pseudotsuga
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Pseudowintera
Pseudowintera colorata
Pshavian
Psidium
Psidium cattleianum
Psidium guajava (current term)
Psidium guineense
Psidium littorale
Psidium littorale longipes
Psilophyta
Psilophytaceae
Psilophytales
Psilopsida
Psilotaceae
Psilotales
Psilotatae
Psilotum
Psilotum nudum
Psithyrus
Psittacidae

Literary usage of Psidium guajava

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and Biological Control of Plant Pests by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"... parasitoids recovered from oriental fruit fly pupae were 41.4% in 1988 and 53% in 1989. Wild common guava, Psidium guajava L., and strawberry guava, ..."

2. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1913)
"The host indexes mention no organism of this kind on this host. f Psidium guajava L. (GUAVA). Glomerella cingulata (Stonem.) S. and v. ..."

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