Lycopersicon

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύκοπερσικων (lúkopersikōn), from λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + περσικών (persikṓn) ("peach, also Persian").

Proper noun

Lycopersicon n

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – the tomatoes and related plants, now in Solanum.

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