-ˈsädəm
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: from Sodom, biblical city destroyed by God (Gen 10)
1.
a. : a fruit described by ancient writers as externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes when plucked — called also Dead Sea apple
b. : an empty mockery
had seen the fruits of victory turn into apples of Sodom — R.M.Lovett
2.
a. : the small yellow tomatolike fruit of a prickly shrub ( Solanum sodomeum )
b. : a spiny herb ( Solanum carolinense ) that bears yellow and orange berries