gean
Americannoun
noun
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Also called: wild cherry. a white-flowered rosaceous tree, Prunus avium, of Europe, W Asia, and N Africa, the ancestor of the cultivated sweet cherries
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See sweet cherry
Etymology
Origin of gean
First recorded in 1525–35, gean is from the Middle French word guigne, of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Alder and ash are the main tree species but there are also bird cherry and hazel and small numbers of wych elm, gean, holly, rowan and elder.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2014
You will know the place by the gean trees.'
From Mr. Standfast by Buchan, John
If Can'lemas day be murk an' foul, Ya hauf o' t' winter's gean at Yule.
From Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems by Moorman, Frederic William
In hot weather I wore gean pants and shirt.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Ohio Narratives by Work Projects Administration
For noo that life, which all hod dear, Is gean, alas!
From Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems by Moorman, Frederic William
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