love apple

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A tomato.

[Probably translation of French pomme d'amour (from the former belief in the tomato's aphrodisiacal powers) : pomme, apple + de, of + amour, love.]

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Old name for tomato.

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A tomato moniker that originated in the 16th century when tomatoes from North Africa were known in Italy as pomo dei Mori, "apples of the Moors." That was transliterated to the French pomme d'amour . . . "love apple."

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
Synonyms: tomato, tomato plant, Lycopersicon esculentum

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