noun
- Plural of greengage; small, round plums with greenish-yellow skin and sweet, juicy flesh.
Usage: Countable noun; typically used in plural form when referring to multiple fruits.; Named after Sir William Gage, an 18th-century English botanist.
Examples
- The farmer's market had fresh greengages in late summer.
- She made jam from the greengages she picked from her garden.
- Greengages are sweeter than most other plum varieties.
- The recipe calls for two pounds of ripe greengages.
- Children enjoyed eating the juicy greengages straight from the tree.