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PSIDIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Guavas

Synonyms:

genus Psidium; Psidium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Psidium" is a kind of...):

dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

Meronyms (members of "Psidium"):

guava; guava bush; Psidium guajava; true guava (small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit)

guava; Psidium littorale; strawberry guava; yellow cattley guava (small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit)

Holonyms ("Psidium" is a member of...):

family Myrtaceae; Myrtaceae; myrtle family (trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil)

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