Type of plum

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from green + name of English botanist Sir William Gage (1657-1727) who first cultivated it in England c.1725.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A plum with greenish-yellow flesh and skin (taxlink Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana variety noshow=1).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum [syn: greengage plum ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The greengages are a group of cultivars of the common European plum . The first true greengage was bred in Moissac, France , from a green-fruited wild plum (' Canerik ') originally found in Asia Minor; that original greengage cultivar nowadays survives ...