The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gean n 1: wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting [syn: gean, mazzard, mazzard cherry]