n.
Pronunciation: ' gwä-v ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish guaba, guayaba, perhaps from Taino
Date: 1604
1 : any of several tropical American shrubs or small trees (genus Psidium ) of the myrtle family especially : a shrubby tree ( P. guajava ) widely cultivated for its sweet acid yellow or pink fruit
2 : the roundish to pear-shaped fruit of a guava