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Adam

n.
  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.
    3. Adam's ale ,
    water.
    Adam's apple
    1. A species of banana (Musa paradisiaca). It attains a height of twenty feet or more.
    2. A species of lime (Citris limetta).
    Adam's flannel (Bot.),
    the mullein (Verbascum thapsus).
    Adam's needle (Bot.),
    the popular name of a genus (Yucca) of liliaceous plants.