forbidden : Idioms & Phrases
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Forbidden fruit
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noun originally 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)
WordNet
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(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.
