Lycopersicum

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • A taxonomic genus: "Lycopersicum" is a former genus name in botanical classification that primarily referred to tomato plants. In modern taxonomy, these plants are now typically classified under the genus Solanum.
   • Tomatoes: The word is used to refer collectively to plants bearing tomatoes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The species was once classified under the genus Lycopersicum.
  • Lycopersicum esculentum was a common name for the cultivated tomato.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic history: The term appears in older botanical texts and scientific literature to denote the tomato genus before its reclassification.
  • Early 20th-century manuals often list the tomato as Lycopersicum lycopersicum.

Variants and Related Words

• Lycopersicon (n): An alternative spelling and genus name used in some taxonomic systems for tomatoes.
  • Some databases still use the synonym Lycopersicon esculentum.
• Solanum lycopersicum (n): The current accepted scientific name for the cultivated tomato plant.
  • The correct binomial nomenclature is Solanum lycopersicum.

Synonyms

• Tomato genus: A descriptive synonym referencing the plants it classifies.

Học thuật

Noun

1. tomatoes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Lycopersicon
• genus Lycopersicon
• Lycopersicum
• genus Lycopersicum