native guava

noun

1

: an Australian shrub or small tree (Rhodomyrtus psidioides) of the family Myrtaceae resembling the true guava

2

a

: an Australian timber tree (Eupomatia laurina)

b

: the edible fruit of the native guava

3

: ivorywood

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