Sodom applen.

Brit.

/ˈsɒdəm ˌapl/, U.S.

/ˈsɑdəm ˌæpəl/

Forms:

α. see Sodom n. and apple n.

β. 1800s Sodom's apple.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Sodom n., apple n.

Etymology: Partly (in α. forms) < Sodom n. + apple n.; partly (in β. forms) < the genitive of Sodom n. + apple n.The association of the fruit described at sense 1a with the city of Sodom may be traced back at least as far as Josephus. Compare the following:1602 T. Lodge tr. Josephus Lamentable Hist. Wars of Iewes v. v, in tr. Josephus Wks. 688 The land of Sodome and Gomorrah, sometime both fertile and rich: now all burnt, being (as it is reported) for the impietie of the inhabitants consumed with lightning and thunder. To be short, one may here behold as it were the signe and reliques of that fire, that by Gods appointment destroied the place: for one may yet see as it were the fashion and tokens of fiue cities, and trees & fruits springing vp in the ashes: which fruit to the eye seemeth like vnto other fruits; but if you handle them they fall into ashes, and smoake.

a. A fruit (now usually identified with that of the mudar, Calotropis procera (family Apocynaceae)) which, according to legend, appears tempting but dissolves into smoke and ashes when grasped. Frequently figurative: something which does not live up to expectations. Cf. apple of Sodom n. (a) at apple n. Phrases 3f, Dead Sea apple n. at Dead Sea n. Compounds.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > mythical plant or fruit

tree of mercyc1375

Sodom apple1605

apple of Sodom1635

Sodom fruit1737

Yggdrasil1770

Dead Sea fruit1817

Dead Sea apple1869

triffid1951

tree-people1954

the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [noun] > unsubstantiality or lack of substance > superficiality or hollowness > superficial or hollow thing

bladder1589

Sodom apple1605

Sodom fruit1737

shella1800

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [noun] > something showy

alchemy1547

bubble1598

Sodom apple1605

pageant1608

tinsel1660

pageant idol1696

pageant thing1696

Sodom fruit1737

1605 A. Warren Pouerties Patience in Poore Mans Passions sig. K These Sodome apples I will not behold, That inward are but dust, though outward gold.

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 237 They are Sodome Apples, enduring the Eye, not the Touch.

1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Sodom-Apples, certain Apples that grow in those Parts, and appear very fair to the Eye; but being full of Soot and Smoke, they crumble away at the first Touch.

1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South I. iv. 50 The mocking way in which over-fond wishes are too often fulfilled—Sodom apples as they are.

1885 M. Suttill Wks. Poet Coachman 272 Sodom's apples were not half so fine As this fair lady-love of mine.

1905 W. J. Rolfe Shaks. Sonn. 19 The ashes to which the Sodom-apples of illicit love are turned in the end.

1915 E. Brainerd Pegeen iii. 63 Real happiness, of course. Not the Sodom's apple kind.

1954 L. S. B. Leakey Defeating Mau Mau vi. 80 They were required to pierce a sodom apple with seven thorns.

2017 B. Guckenberger Start with Amen iv. 72 I've held one of those big, green fruits, what they call Sodom's apple, and was mesmerized by the difference between how wonderful the fruit looked hanging on the tree and how worthless it looked held open in my hands.

b. The plant producing this fruit (now usually identified as Calotropis procera). Also: any of various plants producing fruits which are bitter or poisonous, esp. nightshades of the genus Solanum (family Solanaceae).

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Solanaceae (nightshade and allies) > [noun]

morela1400

nightshadea1400

petty morel?a1425

hound's-berryc1485

micklewort1531

manicon1543

garden nightshade1576

dulcamara1578

mad nightshade1578

raging nightshade1578

sleeping nightshade1578

solanum1578

tree nightshade1597

black nightshade1607

moonshade1626

mumme tree1629

winter cherry1629

blue bindweeda1637

canker berry1651

shrub-nightshade1666

poison berry1672

nightshade1733

woody nightshade1796

Sodom apple1808

African nightshade1839

solanal1846

felon-wood1861

shoo-fly plant1949

1808 F. Shoberl tr. C. A. Fischer Picture of Valencia 33 By the way you observe a multitude of mimosæ, palms, sodom-apples [Ger. Sodomsäpfel], &c.

1859 Mag. Hort. May 234 Sodom's apple is a vile, thorny weed.

1908 Pract. Farmer 26 Sept. 195/3 The first weed is horse-nettle, or as it is sometimes called, Sodom apple.

1952 Econ. Bot. 6 31 The white latex of Sodom apple (Calotropis procera) is used by Fulani to curdle their milk.

1997 D. Western In Dust Kilimanjaro iv. 62 Discreetly hidden in a thicket of Sodom apple, the site commanded a stunning view across the open plains.

2009 P. Briggs & L. Williams Kenya (DK Eyewitness Guide) (2015) 88/2 Sodom apple (Solanum incanium) is a small flowering plant with large yellow fruit. It is closely related to tomatoes.

†2. A variety of cider apple. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > apple > cider apples

ruddock1600

redding1611

stocking-apple1629

Harvey1640

genet-moyle1655

moil1657

winter queening1657

must1662

redstreak1662

redstreak apple1664

eleot1676

peeling1676

Sodom apple1676

stire1699

woodcock1700

underleaf1707

coccagee1727

white sour1727

sheepnose1817

Tom Putt1831

cider-apple1875

Slack-ma-girdle1885

sheep's nose1936

1676 J. Worlidge Vinetum Britannicum 166 The Sodome-Apple, or Bloudy Pippin, is a Fruit of more than ordinary dark colour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sodom apple
释义	Sodom applen. Brit. /ˈsɒdəm ˌapl/, U.S. /ˈsɑdəm ˌæpəl/ Forms: α. see Sodom n. and apple n. β. 1800s Sodom's apple. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Sodom n., apple n. Etymology: Partly (in α. forms) < Sodom n. + apple n.; partly (in β. forms) < the genitive of Sodom n. + apple n.The association of the fruit described at sense 1a with the city of Sodom may be traced back at least as far as Josephus. Compare the following:1602 T. Lodge tr. Josephus Lamentable Hist. Wars of Iewes v. v, in tr. Josephus Wks. 688 The land of Sodome and Gomorrah, sometime both fertile and rich: now all burnt, being (as it is reported) for the impietie of the inhabitants consumed with lightning and thunder. To be short, one may here behold as it were the signe and reliques of that fire, that by Gods appointment destroied the place: for one may yet see as it were the fashion and tokens of fiue cities, and trees & fruits springing vp in the ashes: which fruit to the eye seemeth like vnto other fruits; but if you handle them they fall into ashes, and smoake. 1. a. A fruit (now usually identified with that of the mudar, Calotropis procera (family Apocynaceae)) which, according to legend, appears tempting but dissolves into smoke and ashes when grasped. Frequently figurative: something which does not live up to expectations. Cf. apple of Sodom n. (a) at apple n. Phrases 3f, Dead Sea apple n. at Dead Sea n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > mythical plant or fruit tree of mercyc1375 Sodom apple1605 apple of Sodom1635 Sodom fruit1737 Yggdrasil1770 Dead Sea fruit1817 Dead Sea apple1869 triffid1951 tree-people1954 the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [noun] > unsubstantiality or lack of substance > superficiality or hollowness > superficial or hollow thing bladder1589 Sodom apple1605 Sodom fruit1737 shella1800 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [noun] > something showy alchemy1547 bubble1598 Sodom apple1605 pageant1608 tinsel1660 pageant idol1696 pageant thing1696 Sodom fruit1737 1605 A. Warren Pouerties Patience in Poore Mans Passions sig. K These Sodome apples I will not behold, That inward are but dust, though outward gold. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 237 They are Sodome Apples, enduring the Eye, not the Touch. 1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Sodom-Apples, certain Apples that grow in those Parts, and appear very fair to the Eye; but being full of Soot and Smoke, they crumble away at the first Touch. 1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South I. iv. 50 The mocking way in which over-fond wishes are too often fulfilled—Sodom apples as they are. 1885 M. Suttill Wks. Poet Coachman 272 Sodom's apples were not half so fine As this fair lady-love of mine. 1905 W. J. Rolfe Shaks. Sonn. 19 The ashes to which the Sodom-apples of illicit love are turned in the end. 1915 E. Brainerd Pegeen iii. 63 Real happiness, of course. Not the Sodom's apple kind. 1954 L. S. B. Leakey Defeating Mau Mau vi. 80 They were required to pierce a sodom apple with seven thorns. 2017 B. Guckenberger Start with Amen iv. 72 I've held one of those big, green fruits, what they call Sodom's apple, and was mesmerized by the difference between how wonderful the fruit looked hanging on the tree and how worthless it looked held open in my hands. b. The plant producing this fruit (now usually identified as Calotropis procera). Also: any of various plants producing fruits which are bitter or poisonous, esp. nightshades of the genus Solanum (family Solanaceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Solanaceae (nightshade and allies) > [noun] morela1400 nightshadea1400 petty morel?a1425 hound's-berryc1485 micklewort1531 manicon1543 garden nightshade1576 dulcamara1578 mad nightshade1578 raging nightshade1578 sleeping nightshade1578 solanum1578 tree nightshade1597 black nightshade1607 moonshade1626 mumme tree1629 winter cherry1629 blue bindweeda1637 canker berry1651 shrub-nightshade1666 poison berry1672 nightshade1733 woody nightshade1796 Sodom apple1808 African nightshade1839 solanal1846 felon-wood1861 shoo-fly plant1949 1808 F. Shoberl tr. C. A. Fischer Picture of Valencia 33 By the way you observe a multitude of mimosæ, palms, sodom-apples [Ger. Sodomsäpfel], &c. 1859 Mag. Hort. May 234 Sodom's apple is a vile, thorny weed. 1908 Pract. Farmer 26 Sept. 195/3 The first weed is horse-nettle, or as it is sometimes called, Sodom apple. 1952 Econ. Bot. 6 31 The white latex of Sodom apple (Calotropis procera) is used by Fulani to curdle their milk. 1997 D. Western In Dust Kilimanjaro iv. 62 Discreetly hidden in a thicket of Sodom apple, the site commanded a stunning view across the open plains. 2009 P. Briggs & L. Williams Kenya (DK Eyewitness Guide) (2015) 88/2 Sodom apple (Solanum incanium) is a small flowering plant with large yellow fruit. It is closely related to tomatoes. †2. A variety of cider apple. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > apple > cider apples ruddock1600 redding1611 stocking-apple1629 Harvey1640 genet-moyle1655 moil1657 winter queening1657 must1662 redstreak1662 redstreak apple1664 eleot1676 peeling1676 Sodom apple1676 stire1699 woodcock1700 underleaf1707 coccagee1727 white sour1727 sheepnose1817 Tom Putt1831 cider-apple1875 Slack-ma-girdle1885 sheep's nose1936 1676 J. Worlidge Vinetum Britannicum 166 The Sodome-Apple, or Bloudy Pippin, is a Fruit of more than ordinary dark colour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1605
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