apple of sodom

apple of sodom
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Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: from Sodom, biblical city destroyed by God (Gen 10)
1.
a. : a fruit described by ancient writers as externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes when plucked — called also Dead Sea apple
b. : an empty mockery

had seen the fruits of victory turn into apples of Sodom — R.M.Lovett

2.
a. : the small yellow tomatolike fruit of a prickly shrub (Solanum sodomeum)
b. : a spiny herb (Solanum carolinense) that bears yellow and orange berries

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apple of Sodom or Dead Sea apple noun
1. A fruit described by the ancients as fair to look upon but turning to ashes when touched, variously thought to be a gall, or the fruit of an asclepiad Calotropis procera
2. By botanists applied to the poisonous green-pulped fruit of Solanum sodomaeum
3. Any fair but disappointing thing
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apple of Sodom see under ↑apple
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apple of Sodom,
1. something that appears to be very desirable or attractive but turns out to be wholly disappointing.
2. a fruit described by ancient writers as fair to the eye but turning to smoke and ashes when plucked.
3. a spiny plant found near Jericho that bears small yellow fruits like small apples. It is related to the tomato.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Apple of Sodom — Taxobox name = Apple of Sodom image width = 220px image caption = A plant of Apple of Sodom near the Dead Sea in Israel regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae subfamilia =… …   Wikipedia

  • apple-of-Sodom — kvapioji pienuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Klemalinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Calotropis procera), paplitęs Afrikoje ir pietų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Calotropis procera angl. akund; apple of Sodom; auricula tree; giant …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • apple-of-Sodom — sodominis baklažanas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Solanum linnaeanum), paplitęs Afrikoje. Naudojamas baklažanų selekcijai. atitikmenys: lot. Solanum hermannii; Solanum linnaeanum; Solanum… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Apple of Sodom (disambiguation) — Apple of Sodom can refer to:Plants: * Calotropis procera , the original apple of Sodom , native to Middle East * Solanum carolinense (Carolina Horsenettle), native to North America * Solanum linnaeanum (Devil s Apple), an invasive weed native to… …   Wikipedia

  • apple of Sodom — noun a) Mythical plant of the Medieval world: gigantic tree which grew in the desolated area where once stood Sodom Gamorrah. Any traveler of the region foolish enough to pick one of the apples would have it turn to smoke and ashes in his hand a… …   Wiktionary

  • apple of Sodom — noun 1. a herbaceous perennial, Calotropis procera, native to tropical Africa and Asia. 2. a prickly herbaceous perennial, Solanum linnaeanum, native to Mediterranean regions; a weed in parts of Australia. {def. 1 identified as a plant… …  

  • apple of Sodom —   Pōpolo kīkānia …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Sodom-apple — kvapioji pienuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Klemalinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Calotropis procera), paplitęs Afrikoje ir pietų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Calotropis procera angl. akund; apple of Sodom; auricula tree; giant …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Sodom-apple — sodominis baklažanas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Solanum linnaeanum), paplitęs Afrikoje. Naudojamas baklažanų selekcijai. atitikmenys: lot. Solanum hermannii; Solanum linnaeanum; Solanum… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Sodom's-milkweed — kvapioji pienuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Klemalinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Calotropis procera), paplitęs Afrikoje ir pietų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Calotropis procera angl. akund; apple of Sodom; auricula tree; giant …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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