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Dead Sea apple
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English
Noun
Dead Sea apple
A fruit, supposed to dissolve into smoke or ash when plucked.
en 1862 Duncan George Forbes Macdonald British Columbia and Vancouver's Island, Comprising a Description of These Dependencies The man who makes himself a slave to gold is a miserable wretch indeed, winning for his prize the "Dead Sea apple" - golden without, but ashes within.
Synonyms
en apple of Sodom