greengage, greengage plum
(noun) sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
greengage (plural greengages)
A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana.
Hypernym: gage
Source: Wiktionary
Green"gage`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France Reine Claude, after the queen of Francis I. See Gage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 September 2024
(noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
