Adam's apple

Calque of French pomme d'Adam; so called from an idea that part of the forbidden fruit stuck in the Biblical Adam's throat.

Adam's apple (plural Adam's apples)

1. (anatomy) The lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence.
2. Tabernaemontana divaricata, a fragrant houseplant native to southeast Asia.
3. A species of banana, Musa × paradisiaca.
4. The citron, Citrus limetta, now Citrus medica.

• (anatomy): laryngeal prominence
• (Tabernaemontana divaricata): crape jasmine, pinwheel flower, Nero's crown, butterfly gardenia, carnation of India, East Indian rosebay, Tabernaemontana coronaria, coffee rose, crepe gardenia