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Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme

Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme

9.9
A small tomato plant that produces sweet red or yellow fruits
  • noun
  • /laɪˈkoʊpərsɪkən ɛsˈkjuːləntəm ˌsɛrəsɪˈfɔrmeɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tomate cherry
  • The greenhouse was filled with rows of Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme, each bearing clusters of colorful fruit.

Examples

  • Salads often include the fruit of Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme for their sweet flavor and attractive color.

  • Botanists studied Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme to understand the genetic diversity of cherry tomatoes.

  • I love to eat Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme in salads.

  • Have you tried Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme with mozzarella?

  • Salads often include the fruit of Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme for their sweet flavor and attractive color.

  • The greenhouse was filled with rows of Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme, each bearing clusters of colorful fruit.

  • I love to eat Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme in salads.

Synonyms

cherry tomato
vsLycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme
9 1.4

A small round sweet tomato you eat whole in salads or as a snack

is the formal scientific name used in botany rather than common speech

Surface Forms

Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme singular
Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiformes plural

Morphology

Lycopersicon + esculentum + cerasiforme

This is a Latin scientific name made of botanical epithets rather than ordinary English words; the given constituents 'esculentum' and 'cerasiforme' are not recognized in the learner-facing dictionary entry, and understanding the intended sense 'cherry tomato' requires specialist/Latin knowledge. Because the form functions as a taxonomic label and is not transparently composed from familiar English constituents, a B1 learner would not be able to derive the meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme is an old scientific name for a small tomato. Its parts mean Lycopersicon 'wolf peach', esculentum 'edible', and cerasiforme 'cherry-shaped', so the name describes an edible tomato that looks like a cherry.