GINKGO substantive (Japanese name). Botany – genus of coniferous trees in the family Taxaceae⁽¹⁾, close to yews and including large trees with taproot, straight stem, covered with a grayish bark. Ginkgo biloba (salisburia adiantifolia), a large tree from China and Japan can reach enormous proportions; Bunge spoke of one of these trees …Read more »

GUAVA TREE substantive, botany – genus of myrtaceae, which includes several species of trees growing in America and in the East Indies. psidium guaiava, of which several species are cultivated, is a small tree from 9.84 to 16.4 feet (3 to 5 m) high, seldom can it grow up to 23 feet (7 m). Its fruit, of a bright yellow colour, have a strong fragrance and contain a yellowish or reddish pulp which has an acidulous flavour. The guava tree, which grows in abundance in …Read more »