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Webster 1913 Edition
Guava
Gua′va
,Noun.
[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. Webster 1828 Edition
Guava
GU`AVA
,Noun.
Definition 2024
guava
guava
English
guavas (fruit)
Noun
guava (countable and uncountable, plural guavas)
- A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
- Its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat is yellowish or pale green to pink in color.
Translations
tree or shrub
fruit
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Finnish
Noun
guava
Declension
| Inflection of guava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | guava | guavat | |
| genitive | guavan | guavojen | |
| partitive | guavaa | guavoja | |
| illative | guavaan | guavoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | guava | guavat | |
| accusative | nom. | guava | guavat |
| gen. | guavan | ||
| genitive | guavan | guavojen guavainrare |
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| partitive | guavaa | guavoja | |
| inessive | guavassa | guavoissa | |
| elative | guavasta | guavoista | |
| illative | guavaan | guavoihin | |
| adessive | guavalla | guavoilla | |
| ablative | guavalta | guavoilta | |
| allative | guavalle | guavoille | |
| essive | guavana | guavoina | |
| translative | guavaksi | guavoiksi | |
| instructive | — | guavoin | |
| abessive | guavatta | guavoitta | |
| comitative | — | guavoineen | |