Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The slight projection at the front of the throat formed by the largest cartilage of the larynx, usually more prominent in men than in women.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- See under
Adam .
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- noun anatomy The
lump in thethroat , usually morenoticeable inmen than inwomen ; thelaryngeal prominence . - noun A common name for Tabernaemontana divaricata, a fragrant
house plant native to southeast Asia.
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- noun the largest cartilage of the larynx
- noun tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Ultimately translation of French pomme d'Adam, pomegranate, Adam's apple (sense influenced by Arabic rummāna, pomegranate, Adam's apple) : pomme, apple + de, of + Adam, Adam.]
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A calque of French pomme d'Adam.
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