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bush tomato

bush tomato noun: any of various plants of the genus Solanum, growing in arid parts of Australia, and bearing tomato-like fruits.

Noun

bush tomato (plural bush tomatoes)

  1. (Australia) Any of various plants of the genus Solanum, growing in arid parts of Australia, and bearing tomato-like fruits.
    • Similarly the desert raisin, or bush tomato (Solanum centrale), used by Central Desert people for thousands of years, has become dependent on people for its propagation and spread.2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 39

Forms of bush tomato

pluralbush tomatoes

Questions about bush tomato

What does bush tomato mean?
Bush tomato means any of various plants of the genus Solanum, growing in arid parts of Australia, and bearing tomato-like fruits.
What part of speech is bush tomato?
Bush tomato is a noun.
What is the plural of bush tomato?
The plural of bush tomato is bush tomatoes.

Words near bush tomato in the dictionary

  1. bush teas
  2. bush telegraph
  3. bush telegraphs
  4. bush thick-knee
  5. bush thick-knees
  6. bush tomato
  7. bush tomatoes
  8. bush track
  9. bush tracks
  10. bush trimmer
  11. bush trimmers

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