bush tomato

noun

Any of various plants of the genus Solanum, growing in arid parts of Australia, and bearing tomato-like fruits.

First used 20th c.
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nounbush tomato (plural bush tomatoes)

plural bush tomatoes

  1. AustraliaAny of various plants of the genus Solanum, growing in arid parts of Australia, and bearing tomato-like fruits.First known use 20th c.

    Similarly the desert raisin, or bush tomato (Solanum centrale), used by Central Desert people for thousands of years, has become dependent on people for its propagation and spread.

    2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 39
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