Adam's apple noun4 •The lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence.A barber shop and pool room. A man in shirt sleeves, presumably Del Snafflin the proprietor, shaving a man who had a large Adam's apple. — 1920 •A citron (Citrus limetta, syn. of Citrus medica). •Any member of the species Tabernaemontana divaricata of fragrant houseplants, native to southeast Asia. •Any of hybrid species Musa × paradisiaca, of cultivated bananas. formsAdam's apples