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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

  • Shrub
  • Bush

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.

Synonyms

  • Thyroid Cartilage

Hypernyms

  • Cartilage
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