"gean" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡiːn/ [UK] Forms: geans [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: From Middle French guine (modern French guigne). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|guine}} Middle French guine, {{cog|fr|guigne}} French guigne Head templates: {{en-noun}} gean (plural geans)
  1. (now dialectal) A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit. Tags: dialectal Categories (lifeform): Prunus genus plants

Inflected forms

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