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geans

geans is the plural of gean.

Meaning of gean

Noun

gean (plural geans)

  1. (dialectal) A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit.
    • Thus in the early year the blue pearl clusters of the grape hyacinth bloomed, and in autumn the geans rejoiced us with the red Chinese lantern gleam of their fruit.1947 [1939], Ernst Jünger, translated by Stuart Hood, On the Marble Cliffs, New Directions, translation of Auf den Marmorklippen (in German), →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12

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Proper noun capitalized: Geans

Geans

  1. (plural) plural of Gean

Questions about geans

What is geans the plural of?
Geans is the plural of gean.
What part of speech is geans?
Geans is a proper noun.

Words near geans in the dictionary

  1. gealousies
  2. gealousy
  3. geals
  4. Geamărtălui
  5. gean
  6. geans
  7. geanticlinal
  8. geanticlinals
  9. geanticline
  10. geanticlines
  11. gear

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