love apple


noun

a tropical, tender plant, Solanum aculeatissimum, of the nightshade family, having prickly leaves, clusters of large, star-shaped white flowers, and red, tomatolike fruit.
Archaic. the tomato.

Origin of love apple

1570–80; compare French pomme d'amour, German Liebesapfel

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British Dictionary definitions for love apple

love apple

noun

an archaic name for tomato