Found 2 items, similar to Forbidden fruit.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: forbidden fruit
forbidden fruit
n : the original forbidden fruit was an apple from the tree of
knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is
now used to refer to anything that is tempting but
dangerous (as sexuality)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Forbidden fruit
Forbidden
\For*bid"den\, a.
Prohibited; interdicted.
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I know no spells, use no forbidden arts. --Milton.
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Forbidden fruit.
(a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with
reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden.
(b) (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock (
Citrus decumana).
The name is given in different places to several
varieties of Citrus fruits.
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