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plum tomato

American  

noun

  1. an egg-shaped or oblong variety of tomato.


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This plum tomato variety is long and densely meaty.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2021

Restaurant chefs have always roasted vegetables for certain preparations, especially classic Italian deployments like roasted plum tomato sauce and charred red peppers for antipasti.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2014

With goats cheese and plum tomato followed by roast duck dispatched, it was time to entertain and enlighten the room of reporters.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2012

“What are you doing with that plum tomato, Chaplain?”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The chaplain looked down his arm with surprise at the plum tomato Colonel Cathcart had invited him to take.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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