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Shad·dock n. Bot. A tree (Citrus decumana) and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; -- called also forbidden fruit, and pompelmous.
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For·bid·den a. Prohibited; interdicted.
I know no spells, use no forbidden arts. --Milton.
Forbidden fruit. (a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. (b) Bot. A small variety of shaddock (Citrus decumana). The name is given in different places to several varieties of Citrus fruits.
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forbidden fruit
n : the original forbidden fruit was an apple from the tree of
knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is
now used to refer to anything that is tempting but
dangerous (as sexuality)