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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 gua·va /ˈgwɑvə/
 番石榴;其果實

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Gua·va n.  A tropical tree, or its fruit, of the genus Psidium.  Two varieties are well known, the P. pyriferum, or white guava, and P. pomiferum, or red guava.  The fruit or berry is shaped like a pomegranate, but is much smaller. It is somewhat astringent, but makes a delicious jelly.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 guava
      n 1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
           [syn: strawberry guava, yellow cattley guava, Psidium
           littorale]
      2: small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in
         warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit [syn: true
         guava, guava bush, Psidium guajava]
      3: tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh
         or used for e.g. jellies