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Lycopersicon

noun

tomatoes

• Syn: ↑genus Lycopersicon, ↑Lycopersicum, ↑genus Lycopersicum

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Solanaceae, ↑family Solanaceae, ↑potato family

• Member Meronyms: ↑cherry tomato, ↑Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme

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\\-ˈpərsə̇ˌkän\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek lykopersion, an Egyptian plant

: a genus of So. American herbs (family Solanaceae) having anthers projected into sharp or narrow sterile tips — see tomato

Useful english dictionary. 2012.