1. 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.