Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme
Definition
Noun: * A specific cultivated variety of tomato plant: Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme is the botanical name for the cherry tomato plant. It is characterized by bearing small, round, edible fruits that are typically red or yellow.
Examples
- Noun:
- The gardener cultivated Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme for its sweet, bite-sized fruits.
- In the greenhouse, the Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme vines were heavy with ripe, red fruit.
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in formal, scientific, agricultural, or horticultural contexts. In everyday English, the common name "cherry tomato plant" is almost always used instead.
- The name follows binomial (and in this case, trinomial) nomenclature, where is the genus, is the species, and is the subspecies or variety designation indicating its cherry-like form.
Variants and Related Words
- Cherry tomato plant (n): The common English name for .
- Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme (n): A modern, alternative botanical classification for the same plant, placing it in the genus .
- Lycopersicon esculentum (n): The botanical name for the common tomato plant species.
Synonyms
- Cherry tomato plant
- Cherry tomato vine
Noun
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plant bearing small red to yellow fruit
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