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Psidium guineense

Psidium guineense

9.9
A South American tree with fruit like a guava
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : guayaba brasileña
  • The Psidium guineense thrives in subtropical regions of South America.

Examples

  • The Psidium guineense tree produces delicious fruit.

  • Have you ever tasted Psidium guineense?

  • Farmers in Brazil are cultivating Psidium guineense for both its fruit and ornamental value.

  • Researchers studied the nutritional content of Psidium guineense fruit compared to common guavas.

  • Farmers in Brazil are cultivating Psidium guineense for both its fruit and ornamental value.

  • Researchers studied the nutritional content of Psidium guineense fruit compared to common guavas.

  • The Psidium guineense thrives in subtropical regions of South America.

Synonyms

Brazilian guava
vsPsidium guineense
8.1

A South American tree that produces fragrant yellow fruit like common guava

is the scientific binomial used in botanical and formal contexts

Surface Forms

Psidium guineense singular
Psidium guineenses plural

Morphology

Psidium + guineense

This is a Linnaean binomial (scientific species name) functioning as a lexical label rather than a compositional English phrase. The specific epithet 'guineense' is Latin (not in the learner dictionary) and knowing 'Psidium' as a genus does not enable a B1 learner to infer the species' ordinary meaning or properties, so the expression is not derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Psidium guineense comes from older naming words: Psidium refers to the small, guava-like fruit and guineense means 'from Guinea'. So the name was meant to show it is a fruit tree like a guava and to hint at the place people once linked it to.