greengage

(grēn′gāj′)

noun

a large plum with golden-green skin and flesh

Origin: after Sir William Gage, who introduced it into England from France (c. 1725)

See greengage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

Origin:

Origin: green

Origin: + gage

Origin: , after Sir William Gage (1656?-1727), English botanist

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