Definition of greengage Greengage

green•gage

We found 4 definitions of greengage from 4 different sources.

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What does greengage mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: greengages

greengage - sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum
  greengage plum
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • greengage (n.)
    A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France Reine Claude, after the queen of Francis I. See Gage.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • greengage
    grēn′gāj, n. a green and very sweet variety of plum. [Said to be named from Sir W. Gage of Hengrave Hall, near Bury, before 1725.]

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