Gean

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gean \Gean\, n. [F. guigne the fruit of the gean; cf. OHG.
     w[imac]hsila, G. weichsel.] (Bot.)
     A species of cherry tree common in Europe ({Prunus avium});
     also, the fruit, which is usually small and dark in color.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gean
       n : wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting
           [syn: {mazzard}, {mazzard cherry}]