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Definition of Geans
1. gean [n] - See also: gean
Lexicographical Neighbors of Geans
Literary usage of Geans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reminiscences of Literary London from 1779-1853: With Interesting Anecdotes by Thomas Rees, John Britton (1896)
"... geans,"—with parade and much etiquette, in aping the operatic customs and
manners of theatric and ball-room concerts. ..."
2. An Encyclopaedia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"... or geans (C. Juliana Dec.), with reil or black fruit, early or late, and
including the tobacco-leaved ..."
3. Kettner's Book of the Table: A Manual of Cookery, Practical, Theoretical by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1877)
"The first of these are called geans proper, and are subdivided into Black geans
and Red geans ; the second are called Black Hearts and White Hearts. ..."
4. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"Red geans. They grow best on the Cherry stock as a rule. II. ... These resemble
the geans in habit and foliage, but have heart-shaped fruits, ..."
5. The Fruit Manual: A Guide to the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great Britain by Robert Hogg (1884)
"The pale-coloured, sweet cherries, with tender and translucent flesh and skin,
I have distinguished by the name of RED geans. III. ..."
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