Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the West Indies, a small tree of the myrtle family, Eugenia lineata, which bears juicy red fruits of the size of cherries, which are eaten raw, preserved, or made into cordial.
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Examples
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Hoping to be imitated I chose the guava-berry; but without any immediately visible effect one officer took one and another the other.
The Flower of the Chapdelaines George Washington Cable 1884
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