| the tree in the Garden of Eden bearing the forbidden fruit that was tasted by Adam and Eve. Gen. 2:17; 3:6–24. |

| tree of knowledge n. The tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit Adam and Eve tasted. |
A tree in the Garden of Eden, the fruit of which God forbade Adam and Eve to eat.
Note: They did eat the forbidden fruit, and their disobedience brought about the Fall of Man.