type of plum, from green (adj.) + name of English botanist Sir William Gage (1657-1727) who first cultivated it in England c. 1725. In early 20c., rhyming slang for "stage."
greedy
Greek
green
greenback
greenery
greengage
greengrocer
greenhead
greenhorn
greenhouse
greenish
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