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 (n): mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
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10 months ago reesetee said:

Wolf peach? This puts BLTs in a whole new light. Thanks, rolig!

10 months ago rolig said:

Solanum lycopersicum; the Latin name means "wolf peach", but this fruit is also known as the "golden apple" (It. pomodoro > Russ. помидор) and the "apple of paradise" or "paradise fruit" (Ger. Paradeisapfel, Slovene paradižnik, Croatian rajčica).

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