Meanings
plural brunions
- A hybrid of a plum and a peach.
But no sort of Brunions are in so much Esteem as their Peaches, because they do not quit their Stones.
1724, Philip Miller, The Gardeners and Florists Dictionary, page 221 more example
The eldest Fairy put her finger into her mouth and whistled three times, then cried, 'Apricots, peaches, nectarines, brunions, cherries,[…]
1855, Marie-Catherine Aulnoy, Fairy Tales, page 453
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Frenchbrugnon
- Frenchbrugnon
- Englishbrunion
Borrowed from French brugnon.
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