(n.) A tropical tree, or its fruit, of the genus Psidium. Two varieties are well known, the P. pyriferum, or white guava, and P. pomiferum, or red guava. The fruit or berry is shaped like a pomegranate, but is much smaller. It is somewhat astringent, but makes a delicious jelly.
Example Sentences:
(1) Severe fruit rot of guava due to Phytophthora nicotianae var.
(2) By adding moderate amounts of guava fruit in the usual diet, changes in dietary fatty acids and carbohydrates may occur, providing significant amounts of soluble dietary fiber and antioxidant vitamins and minerals without any adverse effects.
(3) The drink is made in the age-old way: sap from the heart of the plant fermented for a week or two, then mixed and muddled with all manner of fruits, vegetables and grains – perhaps guava, celery or oatmeal – in a curado .
(4) Statistically significant differences (p less than 0.05) were found among the slopes of apricot and that of grape, guava, apple, and orange.
(5) The pathogen was successfully isolated from the soil below the infected fruit trees using ripe guava fruits as baits as well as by using a selective medium at regular intervals for a period of one year.
(6) Guava (Psidium guajava) and pawpaw (Carica papaya) markedly increased Fe absorption (0.126-0.293).
(7) Presence of the pathogen in the soil below the guava trees and its isolation from the soil for a period of one year, i. e. the next fruiting season of guava trees indicated that perhaps the soil is the main source of infection.
(8) Fifty one acids were identified in guava (P. guajava, L.), 54 in mango (M, indica, L., var.
(9) Application to the quantitative analysis of orange and guava juice was also successfully demonstrated.
(10) Different sources of dietary fibre (cellulose, pectin, Isabgol, cabbage and guava) were fed to weaning rats for 5 weeks to study their effect on serum vitamins.
(11) Post-infection changes in ascorbic acid, sugars, proteins and phenols were studied in guava fruits infected by major post-harvest pathogens which in order of importance were Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, (Penz.
(12) The excellent retention of ascorbic acid, the relatively fair retention of beta-carotene during processing and storage of freeze-dried red guava pulp, and the good conservation of flavor of the reconstituted pulp are evidences of the importance of this process for preserving and storing fruit pulps.
(13) The retention of ascorbic acid, beta-carotene and sensory properties of freeze-dried red guava pulp stored during 18 months in hermetically sealed brown glass flasks, at room temperature (ca.
(14) Guava village sits in a remote area in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (PNG), above a copper mine which closed 25 years ago.
(15) To test this hypothesis, 61 group A and 59 group B patients with essential hypertension were administered guava fruit preferably before meals in a foods-to-eat approach rather than foods-to-restrict, in a randomized and single-blind fashion for 12 weeks.
(16) Guava, with its 400 inhabitants, is a peaceful place up a steep rocky incline.
(17) The commodities include mushrooms, tomatoes, pineapples, lychees, longans, rambutans, mangostenes, guavas, sapotas, loquats, ber, soursops, passion fruits, persimmons, figs, melons, cucumbers, aubergines, globe artichokes, endives, lettuce, ginger, carrots, beet roots, turnips, olives, dates, chestnuts, almonds, pistachios, and other dried fruits and nuts.
(18) The ethanol content of the host fruit infested with A. obliqua (red "mombim") was also higher than that of the host fruit infested with A. fraterculus (guava).
(19) At entry into the study, mean age, male sex, mean body mass index, percentages of risk factors and mean levels of blood lipids were comparable between groups A and B. Adherence to guava consumption was assessed by questionnaires and weighing of guava intake by 24-hour recall after 12 weeks of follow-up.
(20) Guava was found to be a good source of dietary fibre constituting 51.77% of dry pulp, whereas cabbage contained only 16.17%.
Myrtle
Definition:
(n.) A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.
Example Sentences:
(1) If the majority of relevant tree pollens are to be included in a diagnostic or therapeutic programme in Western Sweden it should contain birch, alder, hazel, beech and bog-myrtle allergens.
(2) Bratton said that after the shooting Brinsley fled into the Myrtle-Willoughby G-train station, where, on the westbound platform, he shot himself before officers could reach him.
(3) Three experiments on long-term isolation and educational deprivation of infants were performed 50 years ago by Myrtle McGraw and by Wayne and Marsena Dennis.
(4) Then they get the opportunity to make some tasty foods including wattleseed damper, kangaroo kebabs or sample lemon myrtle biscuits.
(5) Whether viewed as a museum piece from a less sexually expressive age, or a timeless English romance, or alternatively as a key gay text, as Richard Dyer suggests in his BFI Film Classics monograph ('the subject matter - forbidden love in ordinary lives - makes an obvious appeal to gay readers'), Brief Encounter is iconic: the clipped voices, the Banbury cakes, characters actually called Dolly and Myrtle.
(6) Romney and McCain are due there tonight, to prepare for a debate Thursday at Myrtle Beach.
(7) The granite rocks glow in shades of yellow, pink and orange, with the scent of juniper and myrtle all around.
(8) That was not the case, as best as I can remember.” At the Tuesday rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Trump ridiculed Kovaleski, telling supporters: “Now the poor guy.
(9) He then fled to the westbound platform of the Myrtle-Willoughby G-train station, where he shot himself once in the head.
(10) In January 1989, The Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Myrtle Street, moved to the Alder Hey branch site.
(11) Application of the age-adjusted target heart rate criterion recommended from Scandinavia and Myrtle Beach to patients with indeterminate results due to failure to reach target heart rate resulted in six false negative tests and lowered sensitivity.
(12) By the Victorian era, Art and Myrtle Mumby live in Larklight, a ramshackle old house that orbits in the deeps beyond the Moon, with British Standard Gravity to keep their feet on the ground.
(13) At the most recent Republican TV debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Monday night, Paul even defended his position that the killing of Osama bin Laden was against international law.
(14) Positive reactions, often of high intensity, were most often found with birch, alder, bog-myrtle, beech and hazel allergens whereas oak, aspen, linden, elm, sallow, maple and poplar allergens more often gave negative or only weak positive test results.
(15) One hundred soil samples from sites in North, Centre and West of Spain were examined for their capacity to induce nodules in alder (Alnus glutinosa) and bog myrtle (Myrica gale).