Word Finder - guava

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A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.

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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.

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A medium reddish-pink colour, like that of guava flesh (also called guava pink).

In England, the pineapple guava is often grown as a wall shrub.

Among the more common fruit-trees, some of which are exotics, may be mentioned cacao (Theobroma), orange, lemon, lime, pine-apple, banana, guava (Psidium), breadfruit (Artocarpus), cashew (A nacardium), alligator pear (Pers ea), with the apple, peach, pear, and other fruits of the temperate zone on the elevated plateaus.

The bright, invigorating scent of guava is tempered by a subtle base note of coconut and further sweetened by a hint of pomelo.

For dessert, try guava duff (steamed pudding with guava jelly ).

I experienced varying degrees of staying time from scent to scent - for example, Hawaiian Ruby Guava appeared to fade quickly, but Spanish Amber packed a punch and stuck around for a while.

The number of fruit-bearing trees, shrubs and plants that have been introduced and are successfully cultivated or grow wild is much greater; among them are the mango, orange, banana, pineapple, coconut, palm, grape, fig, strawberry, litchi (Nephelium litchi) - the favourite fruit of the Chinese - avocado or alligator pear (Persea gratissi ma), Sapodilla pear (Achras sapota), loquat or mespilus plum (Eriobotrya japonica), Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), tamarind (Tamarindus indica), papaw (Carica papaya), resembling in appearance the cantaloupe, granadilla (Passiflora quadrangularis) and guava (Psidium guajava).

A large variety of fruit is produced, including the tamarind, mango, banana, pine-apple, guava, shaddock, fig, avocado-pear, litchi, custard-apple and the mabolo (Diospyros discolor), a fruit of exquisite flavour, but very disagreeable odour.

More exotic juices like guava, papaya, mango and pomegranate also make delicious cocktails and combine well with both clear and dark liquors.

Hawaiian Ruby Guava is as delectable as it sounds.

Did you know that foods such as guava, broccoli, kiwi, and Brussels sprouts are higher in vitamin C than oranges?

Feel free to add some less common fruits such as kiwifruit, passion fruit, guava, and tangerines for your own signature fruit salad.

Some of the signature dishes here include the "guava glaze ribs" and the "caribe red snapper".

The clear violet heart-shaped bottle is a reflection of the fragrance's feminine notes (which include apple, dark chocolate, pink frosting, pink guava and vanilla, among others).

The restaurant's bar specializes in martinis and mojitos, such as a guava grapefruit mojito.

For brunch, try the corn pancakes or anything with guava jam.

Among fruit trees, besides the wild fruits already mentioned, are the pineapple, mango, papua, guava, grenadilla, rose apple, custard apple, soursop, loquat, naartje, shaddock and citrous fruits.

The principal cultivated plants, apart from sugar-cane and coffee, are rice (in great variety of kinds), the coco-nut palm, the areng palm, the areca and the sago palms, maize, yams, and sweet potatoes; and among the fruit trees are the Indian tamarind, pomegranate, guava, papaw, orange and lemon.

Among the chief productions of the plains are rice (the staple export of the country); pepper (chiefly from Chantabun); sirih, sago, sugar-cane, coco-nut and betel, Palmyra or sugar and attap palms; many forms of banana and other fruit, such as durian, orange-pommelo, guava, bread-fruit, mango, jack fruit, pine-apple, custard-apple and mangosteen.

These, however, include the orange, mango, mangosteen, shaddock, guava and the durian.