Psidium

See also: psidium

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Seemingly a New Latin formation of Ancient Greek ψίδιον (psídion), usually regarded as an engraver's error for ψέλιον (psélion, “armband”).

Proper noun

Psidium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – the guavas.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Myrtales - order; Myrtaceae - family; Myrtoideae - subfamily; Myrteae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Psidium guajava - type species; for other species see Psidium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia