noun
- Plural of gean; wild sweet cherries or the trees that bear them, native to Europe and western Asia.
Usage: Often used in botanical or horticultural contexts.; The singular form 'gean' refers to either the fruit or the tree (Prunus avium).
Examples
- The geans growing in the old orchard produced abundant fruit each summer.
- Geans are the ancestors of many cultivated cherry varieties.
- The birds were attracted to the ripe geans hanging from the branches.
- Historically, geans were foraged from woodlands across Europe.