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green·gage (gr

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A variety of plum (Prunus domestica) having yellowish-green skin and sweet flesh.

[green + gage, after Sir William Gage (1656?-1727), English botanist.]

greengage [ˈgriːnˌgeɪdʒ]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a cultivated variety of plum tree, Prunus domestica italica, with edible green plumlike fruits

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this tree

[green + -gage, after Sir W. Gage (1777-1864), English botanist who brought it from France]

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Noun

greengage - sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum

greengage plum

plum - any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit

Translations

greengage [ˈgriːngeɪdʒ] N → claudia f

greengage [ˈgriːngeɪdʒ] n → reine-claude f

greengage [ˈgriːnˌgeɪdʒ] n → susina Regina Claudia

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