"tree of knowledge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trees of knowledge [plural]
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  1. (biblical) One of the trees in the Garden of Eden. In Christian tradition, Adam and Eve eating its forbidden fruit was the original sin that led to the fall of man in Genesis 3. Categories (topical): Bible Translations (Translations): 知識之樹 /知识之树 (zhīshi zhī shù) (Chinese Mandarin), hyvän ja pahan tiedon puu (Finnish), arbre de la connaissance [masculine] (French), Baum der Erkenntnis (von Gut und Böse) [masculine] (German), 知識の樹 (chie no ki) (Japanese), pomul cunoașterii (binelui și răului) [definite, masculine] (Romanian)
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