bush tomato

English

Noun

bush tomato (plural bush tomatoes)

1. (Australia) Any of various plants of the genus Solanum, growing in arid parts of Australia, and bearing tomato-like fruits. [from 20th c.]
   • 2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 39:

     Similarly the desert raisin, or bush tomato (Solanum centrale), used by Central Desert people for thousands of years, has become dependent on people for its propagation and spread.

See also

• akudjura
• determinate tomato
• indeterminate tomato
• kangaroo apple
• quena
• vining tomato