wolf's peach

noun

wolf's peach

noun

Etymology From wolf + -'s + peach. This name arose out of the superstition that tomatoes were poisonous or otherwise savage fruits, suitable for wilder beasts rather than humans.

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Obsolete A tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).

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