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tree tomato
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tree tomato
n.
See tamarillo.

tree tomato
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an arborescent shrub, Cyphomandra betacea or C. crassifolia, native to South America but widely cultivated, bearing red egg-shaped edible fruit: family Solanaceae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this plant Also called tamarillo
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Noun1.tree tomato - South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavortree tomato - South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems


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