gean Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting
    mazzard cherry; mazzard.

WordNet


Gean noun
Etymology
F. guigne the fruit of the gean; cf. OHG. wihsila, G. weichsel.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A species of cherry tree common in Europe (Prunus avium); also, the fruit, which is usually small and dark in color.

Webster 1913