strawberry guava

6.9

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

noun
/ˈstrɔˌbɛri ˈɡwɑvə/

: guayaba fresa

She made a delicious jam from fresh strawberry guavas picked in her backyard.

Examples

I love strawberry guava smoothies!
The strawberry guava grows well in subtropical and tropical regions around the world.
Many gardeners value the strawberry guava for its sweet, aromatic fruit and ornamental appeal.
The strawberry guava tree grows well in tropical climates.
I picked ripe strawberry guava from the tree in my backyard.
The strawberry guava fruit has a sweet flavor that is similar to strawberries.
She made a delicious smoothie using fresh strawberry guava and yogurt.

Synonyms

Psidium cattleianum

vsstrawberry guava

Specialized

9.9

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

is the cultivated shrub known for yellowish or reddish fruit with berry like flavor

cattley guava

vsstrawberry guava

9.9

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

is the cultivated plant described by its berry like flavor rather than by name

purple strawberry guava

vsstrawberry guava

8.5

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

is broader covering both reddish and yellowish fruit types

yellow cattley guava

vsstrawberry guava

9.6

A small tree or bush that has small yellow fruit you can eat

is the general plant covering both yellowish and reddish fruit

Psidium littorale

vsstrawberry guava

Specialized

9.9

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

is the cultivated shrub identified by its berry like fruit not by species

Surface Forms

strawberry guava singular

strawberry guavas plural

Morphology

strawberry + guava

The noun phrase is a straightforward modifier+noun compound: a type of guava associated with strawberry flavor/appearance, so its meaning is directly derivable from 'strawberry' + 'guava'. This compositional pattern (fruit adjective modifying another fruit) is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Strawberry guava: The name strawberry guava comes from the fruit itself — it is a small guava that often looks and tastes like a strawberry. So the name simply describes a 'guava' that tastes like a 'strawberry'.