Psidium

noun

Psid·​i·​um

ˈsidēəm

: a genus of tropical American trees (family Myrtaceae) having pubescent leaves and cymose flowers with broad calyx tube and 4- or 5-celled ovary becoming in fruit a pulpy, many-seeded berry see guava

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, probably from Greek psidion armlet

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