gean

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/ɡiːn/(UK)

Definition of gean

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(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.”
“‘Given the circumstances, Effie,’ he whispered, ‘I could blossom again like a gean-tree.’”

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noun

(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.”
“‘Given the circumstances, Effie,’ he whispered, ‘I could blossom again like a gean-tree.’”

name

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From Middle French guine (modern French guigne).

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