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apple of Sodom in Arabic

عُشَر ʕušar

UK/ˈæp(ə)l əv ˈsɒdəm/US/ˈæp(ə)l əv ˈsɑdəm/

apple of Sodom in Arabic: عُشَر (ʕušar). In English, apple of Sodom means a gigantic tree supposed to have grown on the site of the destroyed cities Sodom and Gomorrah (see Genesis 18–19 in the Bible), the apples of which would turn to ash and smoke once picked.

Arabic words for apple of Sodom

Calotropis procera
عُشَر ʕušar

English meaning of apple of Sodom

  1. noun A gigantic tree supposed to have grown on the site of the destroyed cities Sodom and Gomorrah (see Genesis 18–19 in the Bible), the apples of which would turn to ash and smoke once picked.
  2. noun The fruit of the mythical tree.
  3. noun Any of various plants, often bearing bitter or poisonous fruit.
  4. noun A mudar (Calotropis procera), a flowering plant, found from northern Africa to southeast Asia, which bears poisonous fruit.

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Questions about apple of Sodom in Arabic

What is the meaning of apple of Sodom in Arabic?
Apple of Sodom in Arabic is عُشَر (ʕušar).
ما معنى كلمة apple of Sodom؟
Apple of Sodom: عُشَر (ʕušar).
What does apple of Sodom mean in English?
Apple of Sodom means a gigantic tree supposed to have grown on the site of the destroyed cities Sodom and Gomorrah (see Genesis 18–19 in the Bible), the apples of which would turn to ash and smoke once picked.

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