Geadephaga (jeadefaga)

pl. [NL., orig. improp. Geodephaga (MacLeay, 1825), = = It forms little grains or seeds within it, which cleave to its sides, then grow hard, and geal , as it were. Partheneia Sacra (1633), p. 190. We found the duke my father gealde in blood. The geal tide on the moon will be about eighty times higher than the lunar tide on the earth, in consequence of the earth's superior ma . Winchell, World-Life, p. 384. gean (gen), n. [An E. spelling of F. guigne , OF. guisne , a kind of cherry, = Wall. visine = NGr. βίσινον , wild cherry, prob. of Slavic origin, vishnja = Lith. vyszna , egriot; or, with alteration of the second syllable, It. visciola , egriot, wihsala , MHG. wihsel, G. weich sel , egriot, wild cherry, of the same origin as the Slav. Lith. word.] The wild cherry of Eu rope , Prunus ( Cerasus ) avium . Its wood is valuable for many purposes, and is much used for tobacco-pipes and their stems. The small purple or black fruit is esteemed for its pleasant flavor, and is largely used for making cordials. The tree is common in some parts of Great Britain, but more abundant on the continent.