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Definition of Strawberry guava
1. Noun. Small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit.
Group relationships: Genus Psidium, Psidium
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strawberry Guava
Literary usage of Strawberry guava
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1914)
"The strawberry guava type is the hardiest and by all odds the best ... This is
a yellow strawberry guava of a distinctive flavor, and were it not for the ..."
2. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1921)
"The strawberry guava type is the hardiest and best, and Guava lucidum is the best
of the type. This is a yellow strawberry guava of a distinctive flavor, ..."
3. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1892)
"Here it is commonly known as the strawberry guava, and it is safe to say that it
will ... As fresh fruit the strawberry guava easily leads all other kinds. ..."
4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"... is grown both in Florida and California, The Cattley or strawberry guava, P.
Cattleianum, Fig. 1769, is also a well-known fruit in this country. ..."
5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"strawberry guava. Shrub or small tree, up to 20 ft. high, ... Var. lucidum,
Hort., the yellow strawberry guava, usually listed by the trade as P. lucidum, ..."
6. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"The strawberry guava (P. cattleianum} is a small tree attaining a height of 20
feet and bearing thicker and smaller leaves than lemon guava. ..."
7. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"The strawberry guava (P. cattleianum) is a small tree attaining a height of 20
feet and bearing thicker and smaller leaves than lemon guava. ..."