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Webster 1913 Edition
Adam
Ad′am
,Noun.
1.
The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.
2.
(As a symbol)
“Original sin;” human frailty.
And whipped the offending
Adam
out of him. Shakespeare
Adam’s ale
, water.
[Coll.]
– Adam's apple
. 1.
(Bot.)
(a)
A species of banana (
Musa paradisiaca
). It attains a height of twenty feet or more. Paxton.
(b)
A species of lime (
Citris limetta
). 2.
The projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the neck. It is particularly prominent in males, and is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first parent.
– Adam's flannel
(Bot.)
, the mullein (
– Verbascum thapsus
). Adam's needle
(Bot.)
, the popular name of a genus (
Yucca
) of liliaceous plants.Webster 1828 Edition
Adam
AD'AM
,Noun.
Adam's apple, a species of citron [See Citron] also the prominent part of the throat.
Ad'am's needle, the popular name of the yucca, a plant of four species, cultivated in gardens. Of the roots, the Indians made a kind of bread. [See Yucca.]
Definition 2024
Ádam
Ádam
Faroese
Proper noun
Ádam m
- A male given name, equivalent to Adam.
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Ádam: Ádamsson
- daughter of Ádam: Ádamsdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Ádam |
| Accusative | Ádam |
| Dative | Ádami |
| Genitive | Ádams |