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greengages

greengages is the plural of greengage.

Meaning of greengage

Noun

greengage (plural greengages)

  1. A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana.
    • The apricot rarely produces any fruit, except in a few places, and then very scantily. The greengage plum is nearly equally unproductive.1834, John Forbes, “Sketch of the Medical Topography of the Hundred of Penwith”, in Transactions of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, volume 2, page 66
    Synonyms:
    greengage plum

Questions about greengages

What is greengages the plural of?
Greengages is the plural of greengage.

Words near greengages in the dictionary

  1. Greenford
  2. Greenford Green
  3. greengage
  4. greengage plum
  5. greengage plums
  6. greengages
  7. greengagey
  8. Greengard
  9. greengill
  10. greengills
  11. Greengrass

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