noun
any of several varieties of light-green plums, as Prunus insititia italica.
Origin:
1715–25; green + Gage, after Sir William Gage, 18th-century English botanist who introduced such varieties from France circa 1725
1715–25; green + Gage, after Sir William Gage, 18th-century English botanist who introduced such varieties from France circa 1725
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| 1. | a cultivated variety of plum tree, Prunus domestica italica, with edible green plumlike fruits |
| 2. | the fruit of this tree |
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