forbidden fruit (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden
def it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)
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Hypernym temptation, enticement
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Hyponym temptation, enticement

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