DEAD SEA APPLE


Meaning of DEAD SEA APPLE in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized D&S

Etymology: from the Dead sea

1. or dead sea fruit : apple of sodom 1a

2. : a gallnut coming from Asiatic Turkey caused by a gallfly ( Cynips insana ) — called also mad apple

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.