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Synonyms for greengage

sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum

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She concedes that though there is no chance "The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree" will be published in Iran, plenty of readers there have asked her when it might happen.
The other members of the Chinese delegation, included Guo Sandui, Chief Scientist, Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Beijing Silverland Biotechnology Director Li Yimin; and Greengage international China Business Manager Saeed Kulachi.
I HAVE an old greengage tree that badly needs pruning.
The lyrics of this newfangled Beirut-based Arabic folk band, not to be confused with the Syrian poet and critic of the same name, find affection under streetlights and greengage trees.
There are many plum varieties, ranging from English greengage through to tiny yellow mirabelles, which are popular in France, where they are used in tarts, preserves and for making eau-de-vie.
Suppose we add a single letter to the beginning of OLD and a single letter to the beginning of AGE so that the 2 words again make a sensible phrase: BOLD WAGE, COLD RAGE, FOLD PAGE, GOLD CAGE, HOLD PAGE, SOLD GAGE (another name for a greengage), TOLD SAGE." Thanks, Susan, but I'm afraid the clock will be still ticking till sticking.
The boy holds the greengage in his hand, brings it to his mouth, bites, and the fruit darts its tongue against the back of his throat so that he swallows its promise.
She introduced the first of many child protagonists in Breakfast with the Nikolides (1942), followed by An Episode of Sparrows (1955), The Greengage Summer (1958), and China Court (1961).
So is Breakfast with the Nikolides (1942), which introduces the first of her many child protagonists, also featured in An Episode of Sparrows (1955) and The Greengage Summer (1958).
Sweet pea aromas and herbal texture give it more texture than similarly priced rivals and fuse well with the wine's greengage and gooseberry fruit and zippy lime acidity.
A Gooseberry B Strawberry C Greengage D Raspberry QUESTION 10 - for 10 points: Which of the following is the name given to a young hare?
Fresh and round with a silky palate, the pear, lemon and lime flavours framed by greengage are enhanced by part barrel ageing for added complexity.
Dishes on the menu from the first-class restaurant include mutton chops, roast beef, Melton Mowbray pie, lamb and mint sauce, ox tongue, tapioca pudding and greengage tart.
"Cemlyn", made by Greengage Films, gives a flavour of the site's wildlife and explores the conservation work done by the North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT).