Augusta
Forbidden fruit is a phrase that originates from the Book of Genesis concerning Adam and Eve.
Forbidden fruit may also refer to:
English
Etymology
With reference to Genesis 2:17: ‘But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.’ (KJV)
Pronunciation
Noun
forbidden fruit (countable and uncountable, plural forbidden fruits)
- (biblical) The fruit forbidden to Adam.
- (idiomatic) Illicit pleasure.
- Something desired that cannot be had.
- A small variety of shaddock (Citrus maxima), or sometimes other citrus fruits.