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apple of Sodom in Persian

استبرق estabraġ

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

apple of Sodom in Persian: استبرق (estabraġ), بادنجان بری (bâdenjân-e barri). 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.

Persian words for apple of Sodom

Calotropis procera
استبرق estabraġ
Solanum incanum
بادنجان بری bâdenjân-e barri

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 Persian

What is the meaning of apple of Sodom in Persian?
Apple of Sodom in Persian is استبرق (estabraġ), بادنجان بری (bâdenjân-e barri).
معنی apple of Sodom چیست؟
Apple of Sodom: استبرق (estabraġ), بادنجان بری (bâdenjân-e barri).
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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