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单词 Reine Claude
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Definition of Reine Claude in English:

Reine Claude

(also Reine Claud)
noun ˌreɪn ˈkləʊdˌrɛn ˈkləʊd
  • A cultivated variety of plum; especially the greengage.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer. From French Reine Claude (now usually reine-Claude), short for prune de la reine Claude from prune plum + de + la, feminine definite article + reine queen + the name of Claude, daughter of Louis XII and wife of King François I, Queen of France from 1515. The plum was so named in honour of Queen Claude; it was common in early modern France for noteworthy varieties of fruit to be named in honour of queens and other members of the nobility.

Definition of Reine Claude in US English:

Reine Claude

(also Reine Claud)
noun
  • A cultivated variety of plum; especially the greengage.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer. From French Reine Claude (now usually reine-Claude), short for prune de la reine Claude from prune plum + de + la, feminine definite article + reine queen + the name of Claude, daughter of Louis XII and wife of King François I, Queen of France from 1515. The plum was so named in honour of Queen Claude; it was common in early modern France for noteworthy varieties of fruit to be named in honour of queens and other members of the nobility.

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