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Webster 1913 Edition


Gean

Gean

,
Noun.
[F.
guigne
the fruit of the gean; cf. OHG.
wīhsila
, G.
weichsel
.]
(Bot.)
A species of cherry tree common in Europe (
Prunus avium
); also, the fruit, which is usually small and dark in color.