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greengage definition

green·gage (grēn′gāj′)

noun

a large plum with golden-green skin and flesh

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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