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strawberry tomato

noun

  1. the small, edible, tomato-like fruit of the plant Physalis pruinosa, of the nightshade family.
  2. the plant itself.

strawberry tomato

noun

  1. a tropical solanaceous annual plant, Physalis peruviana, having bell-shaped whitish-yellow flowers and small edible round yellow berries
  2. a similar and related plant, Physalis pubescens
  3. the fruit of either of these plants, eaten fresh or made into preserves and pickles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of strawberry tomato1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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The similar Philadelphia species was formerly cultivated for its "strawberry tomato."

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