Adam
Definition of Adam
Ad´am
n.
1.
The
name
given
in
the
Bible
to
the
first
man
,
the
progenitor
of
the
human
race
.
2.
(As a symbol)
"
Original
sin
;"
human
frailty
.
And
whipped
the
offending
Adam
out
of
him
.
- Shak.
Adam's ale
water
.
Adam's apple
a
-
(Bot.)
A
species
of
banana
(
Musa
paradisiaca
).
It
attains
a
height
of
twenty
feet
or
more
.
b
-
A
species
of
lime
(
Citris
limetta
).
- Paxton.
The
projection
formed
by
the
thyroid
cartilage
in
the
neck
.
It
is
particularly
prominent
in
males
,
and
is
so
called
from
a
notion
that
it
was
caused
by
the
forbidden
fruit
(
an
apple
)
sticking
in
the
throat
of
our
first
parent
.
Adam's flannel
(Bot.)
the
mullein
(
Verbascum
thapsus
).
Adam's needle
(Bot.)
the
popular
name
of
a
genus
(
Yucca
)
of
liliaceous
plants
.
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,
designer
,
Robert
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