gean n 1: wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting [syn: {gean}, {mazzard}, {mazzard cherry}]
Gean \Gean\, n. [F. guigne the fruit of the gean; cf. OHG. w[imac]hsila, G. weichsel.] (Bot.) A species of cherry tree common in Europe ({Prunus avium}); also, the fruit, which is usually small and dark in color. [1913 Webster]