LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lycopersicon esculentum mean? 

• LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM (noun)
  The noun LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM has 1 sense:

1. native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties

  Familiarity information: LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

love apple; Lycopersicon esculentum; tomato; tomato plant

Hypernyms ("Lycopersicon esculentum" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "Lycopersicon esculentum"):

tomato (mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Lycopersicon esculentum"):

cherry tomato; Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme (plant bearing small red to yellow fruit)