plum tomato

noun

: a small oblong tomato

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Flavorful bacon pieces and plum tomato slices offer the final garnish. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2024 During breakfast guests dined on roast plum tomato and basil soup with feta and beetroot salad. Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of plum tomato was in 1879

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“Plum tomato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plum%20tomato. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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plum tomato

noun
: a small oblong tomato
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