Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants of the natural order Solanaceæ and the tribe Solaneæ.
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- noun tomatoes
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Solanum caule inermi herbaceo, foliis pinnatis incisis, racemis simplicibus, for example, became Solanum lycopersicum – that is, a tomato.
Kew Gardens: 'Plants are not just beautiful. They help us to survive' 2010
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It is of two kinds, the red (Solanum lycopersicum) and the black (S. Melongena).
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The tomato Solanum lycopersicum is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, native to Central and South America, from Mexico to Peru.
Archive 2006-04-01 2006
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The latter differs from our Solanum lycopersicum; the fruit is round and small, but has a fine flavour; it is now cultivated at La Victoria, at Nueva Valencia, and everywhere in the valleys of Aragua.
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The latter differs from our Solanum lycopersicum; the fruit is round and small, but has a fine flavour; it is now cultivated at La Victoria, at
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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Solanum lycopersicum, get your fix with a great pizza or pasta with marinara sauce.
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The present work involves the identification and characterisation of a F3'5'H gene from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and the examination of its putative role in flavonoid metabolism.
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The present work involves the identification and characterisation of a F3'5'H gene from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and the examination of its putative role in flavonoid metabolism.
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One of its scientific names is "Solanum lycopersicum", the second part of which means "wolf peach".
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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I do know that there are Brandywines, (as their leaves are distinctly different than the rest of the lycopersicum species) red and yellow cherries, red pears and even some Romas for drying and canning.
RVABlogs 2010
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