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Definition of Forbidden fruit
forbidden fruit Shaddock Shad"dock, n. [Said to be so called from a Captain
Shaddock, who first brought this fruit from the East Indies.]
(Bot.)
A tree (Citrus decumana) and its fruit, which is a large
species of orange; -- called also forbidden fruit, and
pompelmous.
Forbidden fruit Forbidden For*bid"den, a.
Prohibited; interdicted.
I kniw no spells, use no forbidden arts. --Milton.
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.