the tree in the Garden of Eden bearing the forbidden fruit that was tasted by Adam and Eve. Gen. 2:17; 3:6–24.
Also called tree of knowledge.
Origin
1525-35
British Dictionary definitions for tree of knowledge of good and evil
tree of knowledge of good and evil
noun
1.
(Old Testament) the tree in the Garden of Eden bearing the forbidden fruit that Adam and Eve ate, thus incurring loss of primal innocence (Genesis 2:9; 3:2–7)