Wiktionary
n. 1 (context mediaeval mythology English) A gigantic tree supposed to have grown on the site of the destroyed cities Sodom and Gomorrah, whose apples would turn to ash and smoke once picked. 2 A flowering plant of northern Africa, (taxlink Calotropis procera species noshow=1), which bears poisonous fruit. 3 A nightshade native to southern Africa, (taxlink Solanum linnaeanum species noshow=1) (synonym (taxlink Solanum sodomeum species noshow=1)), that bears poisonous berry. 4 Any of various other plants that bear poisonous fruit.
Wikipedia
Apple of Sodom may refer to:
- Calotropis procera, a plant native to the Dead Sea and Sodom, Israel and other desert regions.
- Solanum carolinense or Carolina Horsenettle, native to North America
- Solanum linnaeanum or Devil's Apple, an invasive weed native to South Africa
- Solanum mammosum or Nipplefruit, native to South America
- "Apple of Sodom" (song), a song by Marilyn Manson
"Apple of Sodom" is a song by Marilyn Manson. The song is featured on the Lost Highway film soundtrack.
A music video was directed by Joseph Cultice in 1998. It was leaked on the video streaming website YouTube 10 years later.
Usage examples of "apple of sodom".
So the widow and mother performed her duty, and in the moment realized that the freedom she had prayed for and dreamed of, fruit of scarlet and gold seen afar, was but an apple of Sodom in the hand.