Dictionary - Definition of APPLES OF SODOM


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. A fruit described by ancient writers as externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often given to the fruit of Solanum Sodom[ae]um , a prickly shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. A fruit described by ancient writers as externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often given to the fruit of Solanum Sodom[ae]um , a prickly shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: APPLES OF SODOM

Expressions	Definition
Apples of Sodom	A fruit described by ancient writers as externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often given to the fruit of Solanum Sodom[ae]um , a prickly shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top