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ADAM'S APPLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The largest cartilage of the larynx
Synonyms:
Adam's apple; thyroid cartilage
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Adam's apple" is a kind of...):
cartilage; gristle (tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults)
Holonyms ("Adam's apple" is a part of...):
larynx; voice box (a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
Synonyms:
Adam's apple; coffee rose; crape jasmine; crepe gardenia; crepe jasmine; East Indian rosebay; Nero's crown; pinwheel flower; Tabernaemontana divaricate
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Adam's apple" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Adam's apple" is a member of...):
genus Tabernaemontana; Tabernaemontana (evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap)
