"mad apple" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mad apples [plural], mad-apple [alternative]
Etymology: Calque of Renaissance Latin malum insanum, itself calqued from Italian melanzana, reanalyzed as if mela insana, perhaps under the influence of beliefs that it could cause various diseases. See further etymology at melongene. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|la-ren|malum insanum}} Calque of Renaissance Latin malum insanum, {{der|en|it|melanzana}} Italian melanzana Head templates: {{en-noun}} mad apple (plural mad apples)
  1. (now rare) Eggplant. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-mad_apple-en-noun-6~tEseD5
  2. Thorn apple.
    Sense id: en-mad_apple-en-noun-y53MwLyA
  3. Dead Sea apple.
    Sense id: en-mad_apple-en-noun-9o1sVoIZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fruits, Solanums Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 6 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 9 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 8 90 Disambiguation of Fruits: 6 20 74 Disambiguation of Solanums: 6 9 86

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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