Adam's Apple Definition

ădəmz

noun

The projection formed in the front of the throat by the thyroid cartilage: seen chiefly in men.

Webster's New World

The slight projection at the front of the throat formed by the largest cartilage of the larynx, usually more prominent in men than in women.

American Heritage Medicine

(anatomy) The lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence.

Wiktionary

A common name for Tabernaemontana divaricata, a fragrant house plant native to southeast Asia.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Adam's Apple

Singular:

Adam's apple

Plural:

adam-s-apples

Ultimately translation of French pomme d'Adam pomegranate, Adam's apple (sense influenced by Arabic rummāna pomegranate, Adam's apple) pomme apple de of Adam Adam

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Adam's +‎ apple, a calque of French pomme d'Adam.

From Wiktionary