TAMARILLO

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

tamarillo; tree tomato

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("tamarillo" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("tamarillo" is a member of...):

Cyphomandra; genus Cyphomandra (tree tomato)

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