英语词汇greengage plum的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

greengage plum. Greengage plums are actually yellow with a tinge of green. The renowned plum, which has two eponymous names, was brought from Italy to France about 1500, where it was named and is still called the Reine-Claude, after Claudia, la bonne reine, queen to Francis I from their marriage in 1514 un- til his death. In about 1725 Sir William Gage, an amateur bota- nist, imported a number of plum trees from a monastery in France, all of which were labeled except the Reine-Claude. A gardener at Hengrave Hall in Suffolk named the unknown vari- ety Green Gage in honor of his employer and the Reine-Claude has been the greengage in England ever since. The blue and purple gage were developed from their illustrious ancestor on the fertile grounds of Gage’s estate, probably much to the de- light of his eight children.

词汇	greengage plum
词源	greengage plum. Greengage plums are actually yellow with a tinge of green. The renowned plum, which has two eponymous names, was brought from Italy to France about 1500, where it was named and is still called the Reine-Claude, after Claudia, la bonne reine, queen to Francis I from their marriage in 1514 un- til his death. In about 1725 Sir William Gage, an amateur bota- nist, imported a number of plum trees from a monastery in France, all of which were labeled except the Reine-Claude. A gardener at Hengrave Hall in Suffolk named the unknown vari- ety Green Gage in honor of his employer and the Reine-Claude has been the greengage in England ever since. The blue and purple gage were developed from their illustrious ancestor on the fertile grounds of Gage’s estate, probably much to the de- light of his eight children.
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