tree tomato

tree tomato

n. See tamarillo.

tree tomato

n 1. (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. (Plants) the fruit of this plant Also called: tamarillo

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tree tomato - South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavortamarilloCyphomandra, genus Cyphomandra - tree tomatobush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems