genus Psidium
- noun
- Specialized
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género Psidium
- The genus Psidium includes various species of guava.
Examples
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The genus Psidium contains several species of plants known for producing edible guava fruit.
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Researchers are studying the medicinal properties of plants in the genus Psidium.
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Farmers in tropical regions often cultivate members of the genus Psidium for their sweet fruit.
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Have you ever tasted fruit from the genus Psidium?
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Farmers in tropical regions often cultivate members of the genus Psidium for their sweet fruit.
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The genus Psidium contains several species of plants known for producing edible guava fruit.
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Researchers are studying the medicinal properties of plants in the genus Psidium.
Synonyms
A small tropical tree or bush that makes guava fruit
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase simply combines 'genus' (a biological rank) with the proper name 'Psidium' (the name of that genus), so the meaning — the genus called Psidium, a group of shrubs/trees including guavas — is directly derivable from the parts. Taxonomic naming is a transparent, compositional pattern and is cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
The name genus Psidium may come from an old Latin or Greek word for a small 'apple'. Early plant scientists used the word Psidium for plants whose round guava fruits look like little 'apples', so genus Psidium now names the group of guava trees and shrubs.
