adam's_apple | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand | |
Synonyms: | crepe_jasmine crepe_gardenia pinwheel_flower East_Indian_rosebay Nero's_crown coffee_rose Tabernaemontana_divaricate crape_jasmine | |
Related terms: | shrub Tabernaemontana | |
2. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the largest cartilage of the larynx | |
Synonyms: | thyroid_cartilage | |
Related terms: | cartilage larynx | |
Similar spelling: |
Adam's_needle adam's_peak |