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cherry tomato

noun

  1. a variety of tomato, Lycopersicon lycopersicum cerasiforme, having cherry-sized, edible, red or yellow fruit.

cherry tomato

noun

  1. a miniature tomato not much bigger than a cherry

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cherry tomato1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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Example Sentences

Cherry Tomato Confitby Tom Douglas Traditional confit is duck cooked slowly in its own fat.

A yellow variety of the Red Cherry-tomato,—differing only in color.

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