purple strawberry guava

8.5

A small tropical bush or tree that produces deep red oval fruit you can eat

noun

: guayaba fresa púrpura

We picked several purple strawberry guava fruits from the tree to make a sweet jam.

Examples

The purple strawberry guava thrives in subtropical regions and produces deep red fruit each season.
I bought some purple strawberry guavas at the market.
The purple strawberry guava is prized for its fragrant, tangy pulp and ornamental value in gardens.
The purple strawberry guava is delicious and sweet.
The purple strawberry guava is known for its delicious taste and bright color, making it a favorite among tropical fruit lovers.
She enjoyed a smoothie made with fresh purple strawberry guava, which added a unique sweetness to the drink.
In tropical gardens, the purple strawberry guava tree can be admired not only for its fruit but also for its attractive foliage.

Synonyms

guava

vspurple strawberry guava

5 3.2

A tropical fruit with yellow skin and soft pink or white inside often eaten fresh and used to make jelly

is the narrower South American shrub with deep red oval fruit

Psidium cattleianum

vspurple strawberry guava

Specialized

9.9

A tropical bush or small tree with sweet red fruit called strawberry guava

is a plain description of a small shrub with deep red oval fruit

cattley guava

vspurple strawberry guava

9.9

A small tropical tree that makes sweet red or yellow fruit, also called strawberry guava

specifies consistently deep red oval fruit rather than variable colors

strawberry guava

vspurple strawberry guava

6.9

A small tropical bush or tree that has sweet fruit tasting like strawberries

emphasizes deep red oval appearance rather than flavor likeness

Psidium littorale

vspurple strawberry guava

Specialized

9.9

A small tropical tree or shrub that makes small sweet yellow fruit called strawberry guava

focuses on deep red oval fruit rather than yellowish ones

guava bush

vspurple strawberry guava

5.6

A small tropical shrub or tree often grown in warm places for its sweet yellow fruit

is the South American plant with deep red oval fruit instead

true guava

vspurple strawberry guava

5.6

A small tree from warm places that makes sweet round yellow fruit

is a smaller shrub producing deep red oval fruit native to South America

guayaba

vspurple strawberry guava

Philippine

7.6

A tropical fruit with sweet pink or white flesh

is a specific South American shrub bearing deep red oval fruit

Surface Forms

purple strawberry guava singular

purple strawberry guavas plural

Morphology

purple + strawberry + guava

This is a transparent, descriptive noun phrase: 'purple' (color) + 'strawberry' (type/qualifier) + 'guava' (head noun). A B1 learner who knows these words will readily infer it denotes a kind of guava that is purple and related to or resembling a strawberry-guava, even if they lack botanical detail.

Etymology

Purple strawberry guava may come from the fruit's deep purple skin, its sweet taste like a strawberry, and the fact it is a type of guava, so the name helps people picture this small tropical tree and its 'fruit'.