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TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tree of knowledge mean?
• TREE OF KNOWLEDGE (noun)
The noun TREE OF KNOWLEDGE has 1 sense:
1. the biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve
Familiarity information: TREE OF KNOWLEDGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("tree of knowledge" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
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