"apple of Sodom" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæp(ə)l əv ˈsɒdəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæp(ə)l əv ˈsɑdəm/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-apple of Sodom.ogg [Australia] Forms: apples of Sodom [plural]
Etymology: apple + of + Sodom; compare the common assumption that the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden was an apple. Possibly also imitative of Hebrew תַּפּוּחַ (tapuah, “apple”) + סְדוֹם (Sdom, “Sodom”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|apple}} apple, {{m|en|of}} of, {{m|en|Sodom}} Sodom, {{der|en|he|תַּפּוּחַ|t=apple|tr=tapuah}} Hebrew תַּפּוּחַ (tapuah, “apple”), {{m|he|סְדוֹם|t=Sodom|tr=Sdom}} סְדוֹם (Sdom, “Sodom”) Head templates: {{en-noun|apples of Sodom}} apple of Sodom (plural apples of Sodom)
  1. (medieval mythology) A gigantic tree supposed to have grown on the site of the destroyed cities Sodom and Gomorrah (see Genesis 18–19 in the Bible), the apples of which would turn to ash and smoke once picked. Categories (topical): Mythology Translations (a gigantic tree supposed to have grown on the site of the destroyed cities Sodom and Gomorrah): maceira de Sodoma [feminine] (Galician), macieira de Sodoma [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-apple_of_Sodom-en-noun-q3CJmHOJ Disambiguation of 'a gigantic tree supposed to have grown on the site of the destroyed cities Sodom and Gomorrah': 60 1 6 3 4 4 8 4 8 2
  2. (medieval mythology) The fruit of the mythical tree. Categories (topical): Mythology Translations (fruit of the mythical tree): sodomské jablko [neuter] (Czech), jablko Sodomské [neuter] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-apple_of_Sodom-en-noun-0GUX34IO Disambiguation of 'fruit of the mythical tree': 4 79 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
  3. (botany) The names of various plants, often bearing bitter or poisonous fruit.
    The mudar (Calotropis procera), a flowering plant, found from northern Africa to southeast Asia, which bears poisonous fruit.
    Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants Translations (Calotropis procera): عُشَر (ʕušar) (Arabic), plchoplod otevřený [masculine] (Czech), sodomské jablko [neuter] (Czech), sodomanmadari (Finnish), pommier de Sodome [masculine] (French), Oscher [masculine] (German), תַּפּוּחַ סְדוֹם (tapúaẖ sdom) [masculine] (Hebrew), 소돔사과 (sodomsagwa) (Korean), mleczara wyniosła [feminine] (Polish), algodão-de-seda [masculine] (Portuguese), flor de seda [feminine] (Portuguese), содо́мское я́блоко (sodómskoje jábloko) [neuter] (Russian), algodón de seda [feminine] (Spanish), flor de seda [feminine] (Spanish), Sodomäpple [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-apple_of_Sodom-en-noun-rmMKUwzX Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 5 0 10 8 12 13 14 12 18 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 12 5 11 11 18 12 18 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 0 13 5 11 16 15 12 19 2 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'Calotropis procera': 3 0 32 7 10 10 14 10 13 1
  4. (botany) The names of various plants, often bearing bitter or poisonous fruit.
    The bitter apple, colocynth, etc. (Citrullus colocynthis), a desert plant native to Asia and the Mediterranean Basin with extremely bitter flesh.
    Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-apple_of_Sodom-en-noun-NTrUDNef Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  5. (botany) The names of various plants, often bearing bitter or poisonous fruit.
    A number of plants of the genus Solanum, the nightshades.
    The forest bitterberry (Solanum anguivi), a plant native to non-arid parts of Africa.
    Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants, Gourd family plants, Mythological plants, Solanums
    Sense id: en-apple_of_Sodom-en-noun-V02kDWrx Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 5 0 10 8 12 13 14 12 18 8 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 4 0 10 10 13 13 15 13 15 7 Disambiguation of Mythological plants: 6 4 10 8 10 14 15 10 14 8 Disambiguation of Solanums: 5 1 6 5 15 15 15 15 16 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 12 5 11 11 18 12 18 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 0 13 5 11 16 15 12 19 2 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  6. (botany) The names of various plants, often bearing bitter or poisonous fruit.
    A number of plants of the genus Solanum, the nightshades.
    The Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), a plant native to North America.
    Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants, Gourd family plants, Mythological plants, Solanums
    Sense id: en-apple_of_Sodom-en-noun-c3PdgSu- Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 5 0 10 8 12 13 14 12 18 8 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 4 0 10 10 13 13 15 13 15 7 Disambiguation of Mythological plants: 6 4 10 8 10 14 15 10 14 8 Disambiguation of Solanums: 5 1 6 5 15 15 15 15 16 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 12 5 11 11 18 12 18 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 0 13 5 11 16 15 12 19 2 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  7. (botany) The names of various plants, often bearing bitter or poisonous fruit.
    A number of plants of the genus Solanum, the nightshades.
    The bitter apple, bitterball, or bitter tomato (Solanum incanum), a plant native to sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and India.
    Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants, Gourd family plants, Mythological plants, Solanums Translations (Solanum incanum): huytaare fowru (Fula), huytaare buru (Fula), yalo (Hausa), mũtongu [class-3] (Kikuyu), ndulele (Swahili), igbo (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-apple_of_Sodom-en-noun-OAK9rmMy Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 5 0 10 8 12 13 14 12 18 8 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 4 0 10 10 13 13 15 13 15 7 Disambiguation of Mythological plants: 6 4 10 8 10 14 15 10 14 8 Disambiguation of Solanums: 5 1 6 5 15 15 15 15 16 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 12 5 11 11 18 12 18 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 0 13 5 11 16 15 12 19 2 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'Solanum incanum': 2 0 7 5 15 16 22 15 17 1
  8. (botany) The names of various plants, often bearing bitter or poisonous fruit.
    A number of plants of the genus Solanum, the nightshades.
    The black spine nightshade or devil's apple (Solanum linnaeanum), a plant native to southern Africa that bears poisonous berries.
    Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants, Gourd family plants, Mythological plants, Solanums
    Sense id: en-apple_of_Sodom-en-noun-exVsZ7RZ Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 5 0 10 8 12 13 14 12 18 8 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 4 0 10 10 13 13 15 13 15 7 Disambiguation of Mythological plants: 6 4 10 8 10 14 15 10 14 8 Disambiguation of Solanums: 5 1 6 5 15 15 15 15 16 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 12 5 11 11 18 12 18 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 0 13 5 11 16 15 12 19 2 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  9. (botany) The names of various plants, often bearing bitter or poisonous fruit.
    A number of plants of the genus Solanum, the nightshades.
    The nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum), a plant native to South America.
    Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants, Gourd family plants, Mythological plants, Solanums
    Sense id: en-apple_of_Sodom-en-noun-GLVqKkJa Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 5 0 10 8 12 13 14 12 18 8 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 4 0 10 10 13 13 15 13 15 7 Disambiguation of Mythological plants: 6 4 10 8 10 14 15 10 14 8 Disambiguation of Solanums: 5 1 6 5 15 15 15 15 16 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 12 5 11 11 18 12 18 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 0 15 4 9 15 12 15 23 2 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 0 13 5 11 16 15 12 19 2 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  10. (botany) The names of various plants, often bearing bitter or poisonous fruit. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-apple_of_Sodom-en-noun-LAtHoOEY Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "flor de seda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sodómskoje jábloko",
      "sense": "Calotropis procera",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "содо́мское я́блоко"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Calotropis procera",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "algodón de seda"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Calotropis procera",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "flor de seda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Calotropis procera",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sodomäpple"
    },
    {
      "code": "ff",
      "lang": "Fula",
      "sense": "Solanum incanum",
      "word": "huytaare fowru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ff",
      "lang": "Fula",
      "sense": "Solanum incanum",
      "word": "huytaare buru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "Solanum incanum",
      "word": "yalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ki",
      "lang": "Kikuyu",
      "sense": "Solanum incanum",
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ],
      "word": "mũtongu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "Solanum incanum",
      "word": "ndulele"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "Solanum incanum",
      "word": "igbo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "apple of Sodom"
}

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