greengage

noun
🔊/ˈɡriːnɡeɪdʒ/
🔊/ˈɡriːnɡeɪdʒ/
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  1. a small soft green fruit that is a type of plum西洋李;青梅子;青李子
    • a greengage tree青梅子树
    Topics Foodc2
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: named after Sir William Gage (1657–1727), the English botanist who introduced it to England.