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Gean

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit. dialectal

    "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."

  2. 2
    wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French guine (modern French guigne).

Etymology 2

* As an Irish surname, from Ó Géibhinn, related to Mac Géibheannaigh, from géibheannach (“fettered”), from géibheann (“fetter”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Gien, shortened from Heinrich.

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