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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

“Help yourself to a plum tomato, Chaplain. Go ahead, it’s on me.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

“Now I’m beginning to understand. I didn’t steal that plum tomato, sir. Colonel Cathcart gave it to me. You can even ask him if you don’t believe me.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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