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GREENGAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does greengage mean? 

GREENGAGE (noun)
  The noun GREENGAGE has 1 sense:

1. sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plumplay

  Familiarity information: GREENGAGE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GREENGAGE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

greengage; greengage plum

Hypernyms ("greengage" is a kind of...):

plum (any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit)


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