forbidden fruit: Meaning and Definition of

forbid'den fruit'

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  1. the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, tasted by Adam and Eve against God's prohibition. Gen. 2:17; 3:3.
  2. any unlawful pleasure, esp. illicit sexual indulgence.
  3. pomelo (def. 1).
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