gean

[ geen ]

/ gin /

noun

heart cherry.

Words nearby gean

gdynia, ge, ge'ez, ge-, ge-pano-carib, gean, geanticline, gear, gear cluster, gear down, gear knob

Origin of gean

First recorded in 1525–35, gean is from the Middle French word guigne, of uncertain origin

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Examples from the Web for geans

We have to reconstruct the record of their adventures from the ruins which the geans have left behind.
The Story of Mankind|Hendrik Van Loon
In the time of Egyptian supremacy they called their country Asi, and this name inclines one to connect the people with the geans.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 4 (of 12)|G. Maspero
The leading varieties are recognized as bigarreaus, dukes, morellos and geans.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
The Greeks had learned the art of trading from the geans who had been the pupils of the Phnicians.
The Story of Mankind|Hendrik Van Loon

And when he had learned everything the geans could teach him he turned upon his teachers and drove them back to their islands.
The Story of Mankind|Hendrik Van Loon

British Dictionary definitions for geans

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

See sweet cherry (def. 2)

Word Origin for gean

C16: from Old French guine

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