ˈgwävə also -wȯvə noun
( plural guavas also guava )
Etymology: Spanish, alteration of guayaba, of Arawakan origin; akin to Galibi goyaba guava, Tupi guaiába, guayava
1.
a. : a small shrubby tropical American tree ( Psidium guajava ) that is widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet or somewhat acid usually globular yellow fruit
b. : any of several other plants of the genus Psidium that bear edible fruit (as the strawberry guava or the Brazilian guava)
2. : the fruit of a guava
3. : inga 2 ; especially : a West Indian tree ( Inga vera ) resembling the common guava and similarly used