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greengage
[ green-geyj ]
/ ˈgrinˌgeɪdʒ /
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noun
any of several varieties of light-green plums, as Prunus insititia italica.
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Origin of greengage
1715–25; green + Gage, after Sir William Gage, 18th-century English botanist who introduced such varieties from France circa 1725
Words nearby greengage
greenfish, green flag, green flash, greenfly, green footprint, greengage, green gentian, green gland, green glass, Green Goddess, Greengrass
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British Dictionary definitions for greengage
greengage
/ (ˈɡriːnˌɡeɪdʒ) /
noun
a cultivated variety of plum tree, Prunus domestica italica, with edible green plumlike fruits
the fruit of this tree
Word Origin for greengage
C18: green + -gage, after Sir W. Gage (1777–1864), English botanist who brought it from France
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