English Explanatory Dictionary

wolf's peach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).

Word forms

wolf's peach wolf's peaches

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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