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apple of Sodom
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ソドムのリンゴ：中世の神話に由来する伝説上の木で、破壊されたソドムとゴモラの遺跡の一部に生育したとされ、その果実は摘むと灰や煙に変わるという言い伝えがある。
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(medieval mythology) 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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apple of Sodom
The scholar described the legendary apple of Sodom that, according to medieval lore, would burst into ash the moment it was picked.
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The scholar described the legendary apple of Sodom that, according to medieval lore, would burst into ash the moment it was picked.
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