English

Noun

Dead Sea apple ‎(plural Dead Sea apples)

1. a fruit, supposed to dissolve into smoke or ashes when plucked
   • 1862 - Duncan George Forbes Macdonald - British Columbia and Vancouver's Island, Comprising a Description of These Dependencies

     The man who makes himself a slave to gold is a miserable wretch indeed, winning for his prize the "Dead Sea apple" - golden without, but ashes within.

Synonyms

• apple of Sodom