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Examples of pineapple guava in a Sentence
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In the venerable citrus belt of the San Gabriel Valley, maggots turned up in a Baldwin Park garden, eating their way through their favorite peaches, and doing the same not far away, in a pineapple guava tree.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Pomegranates, figs, tropical guava and pineapple guava don’t need fertilizer but are best watered every two or three weeks, depending on the heat.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
Water figs, pomegranate and pineapple guava only once every few weeks — deeply each time.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Known in the United States as the pineapple guava, it was first brought to New Zealand from South America via France and California in the early 1900s.
—Kate Evans Tatsiana Chypsanava, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Don’t fertilize fig trees, pomegranate, pineapple guava, tropical guava and loquat, but do mulch them with a 3-inch or thicker layer of coarse wood mulch.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
Pomegranates, figs and pineapple guava are best watered every two or three weeks, depending on the heat.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
Even fruits like pineapple guava, normally only seen in L.A. backyards, make an appearance on the menu.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 26 Feb. 2023
Non-native pineapple guava (Acca sellowiana), coast rosemary (Westringia fruticosa and other species), myrtle (Myrtus communis), cone bush (Leucadendron sp).
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2022
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First Known Use
circa 1924, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of pineapple guava was
circa 1924
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“Pineapple guava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pineapple%20guava. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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