greengage
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greengage/ˈɡriːnɡeɪʤ/
▶noun
- 1 a sweet greenish fruit resembling a small plum.
- 2 the tree which bears greengages. [Prunus domestica.]
– origin C18: named after the English botanist Sir William Gage.
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