South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor

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Tamarillo , is a small tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Solanaceae (the nightshade family). It is best known as the species that bears the tamarillo , an egg-shaped edible fruit . It is also known as the tree tomato , tamamoro , and tomate de ...

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n. South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor [syn: tree tomato ]

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n. 1 A small tree or shrub ((taxlink Solanum betaceum species noshow=1) syn. (taxlink Cyphomandra betacea species noshow=1)) which bears edible fruits. 2 A fruit of that tree.