Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of polypetalous trees and shrubs of the order Myrtaceæ and tribe Myrteæ.
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- noun botany Any member of the
genus Psidium ofguava plants.
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- noun guavas
Etymologies
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Examples
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At Durasno, the protea, the psidium, the jambos, the chirimoya of Peru, * the sensitive plant, and the heliconia, grow in the open air.
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Possibly the influence of the winds which render the soil sterile might be diminished by sowing on a large scale, for example, over fifteen or twenty acres, the seeds of the psidium, the croton, the cassia, or the tamarind, which prefer dry, open spots.
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Possibly the influence of the winds which render the soil sterile might be diminished by sowing on a large scale, for example, over fifteen or twenty acres, the seeds of the psidium, the croton, the cassia, or the tamarind, which prefer dry, open spots.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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Nor has the Hill of Duragno yet sent us the 'protea, the psidium, the jambos, the chirimoya of Peru, the sensitive plant, the heliconia, and several beautiful species of glyoine from New Holland.'] as far back as 1799, still flourishes.
To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Richard Francis Burton 1855
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