Adam's Apple (Noun)
Meaning 1
Tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Adam's apple of the Night-Blooming Cereus, plumeria's rival in fragrance, swayed gently in the island breeze of northern India.
- In the lush tropical shrub, an Adam's apple was hidden amongst the glossy dark leaves of the flower that blooms only at night.
- Tourists loved the sight of the pungent Adam's apple of the Plumeria, thriving amidst the hilly forests of Thailand.
- However, the delicate yet the fragrant corolla resembling the Adam's apple is a highlight of that nocturnal, flowering plant that flourished in northern India.
- Experts studied the tropical Adam's apple in the small hillsides and fringes of many tropical areas.
Synonyms
- Crape Jasmine
- Crepe Jasmine
- Tabernaemontana Divaricate
- Pinwheel Flower
- Coffee Rose
- Crepe Gardenia
- Nero's Crown
- East Indian Rosebay
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
The largest cartilage of the larynx.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The rock singer's powerful voice was accompanied by a prominent Adam's apple that bobbed up and down as he sang.
- A doctor checked the patient's Adam's apple to determine if there was any inflammation in the throat area.
- When the boy hit puberty his Adam's apple became much more noticeable as his vocal cords deepened and his larynx grew.
- The singer's voice therapist instructed her to relax her Adam's apple and diaphragm when hitting the high notes.
- An anatomist explained that the Adam's apple was just one part of the larynx but it played a crucial role in forming the human voice.