gean
[ geen ]
/ gin /
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noun
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Origin of gean
First recorded in 1525–35, gean is from the Middle French word guigne, of uncertain origin
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British Dictionary definitions for gean
gean
/ (ɡiːn) /
noun
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
Word Origin for gean
C16: from Old French guine
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