mad apple

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Eggplant. archaic
  2. Thorn apple.
  3. Dead Sea apple.

词形变化

mad apples plural mad-apple alternative

词源

Calque of Renaissance Latin malum insanum, itself calqued from Italian melanzana, reanalyzed as if mela insana, perhaps under the influence of beliefs that it could cause various diseases. See further etymology at melongene.
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