Adam's apple
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Adam's apple
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Calque of Latin pomum Adami, which is found in the botanical sense from 1560 and the anatomical sense from 1600. According to the earliest sources, the anatomical usage derives from a common belief that Adam was punished by God for the fall of man by having a piece of the forbidden fruit lodged in his throat (see 1662 citation).
noun Adam's apples
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The lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence.
That same bunch which is seen on the foreside of the Neck, is called Adams Apple, because the common people have a beliefe, that by the judgement of God, a part of that fatal Apple, abode sticking in Adams Throat, and is so communicated to his posterity
Similar: Adam's morsel, apple, apple of Adam, laryngeal prominence, goozle
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Any member of the species Tabernaemontana divaricata of fragrant houseplants, native to southeast Asia.
Similar: crape jasmine, pinwheel flower, Nero's crown, butterfly gardenia, carnation of India, East Indian rosebay, Tabernaemontana coronaria, coffee rose, crepe gardenia
- Any of hybrid species Musa × paradisiaca, of cultivated bananas.
- A citron (Citrus limetta, syn. of Citrus medica). The fourth [name of the citron] is named of diuers Pomum Assyrium, or Citron of Assyria, and may be Englished Adams apple, after the Italian name, and among the vulgar sort of Italians Lomie, of whom it is also called Pomum Adami, or Adams apple, and that came by the opinion of the commom rude peopl
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noun lump in the throat
| Español | bocado de Adán, nuez, nuez de Adán, manzana de Adán |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 喉仏 nodo botoke, 喉頭隆起 kōtō ryūki |
| 中文 | 喉結 /喉结 hóujié |
| हिन्दी | टेंटुआ ṭẽṭuā, कंठमणि kaṇṭhmaṇi |
| Kiswahili | kikoromeo |
| Português | pomo de Adão, maçã de Adão |
| Français | pomme d'Adam |
| Deutsch | Adamsapfel |
| Italiano | pomo d'Adamo |
| Ελληνικά | μήλο του Αδάμ mílo tou Adám |
| Română | mărul lui Adam |
| Русский | кады́к kadýk, ада́мово я́блоко adámovo jábloko, горта́нный вы́ступ gortánnyj výstup |
| Tiếng Việt | lồi thanh quản |
| العربية | تُفَّاحَة آدَم tuffāḥat ʔādam, حَرْقَدَة ḥarqada |
| עברית | גרוגרת grogeret |
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