cherry tomato

noun

: a small globose red or orange tomato borne in long dense clusters
also : a tropical American plant (Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme) bearing cherry tomatoes

Examples of cherry tomato in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The rest of the year, my favorite tomatoes are a cherry tomato confit. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024 The menu highlighted all of Saint Theo’s signature recipes, like the chicory salad, lemon linguine, spicy cherry tomato spaghetti, branzino, and dark chocolate budinos, an Italian delicacy, for dessert. Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2023 Amorico suggests digging into its seafood specialties — for example, the seafood platter (meant for sharing) or lighter dishes like the catalana di gamberi, a steamed prawn salad with rucola, cherry tomato, potato, olive oil, and lemon. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2023 My guess is some little tortillas, a single cherry tomato, guacamole, and walnuts. IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for cherry tomato 

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Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cherry tomato was in 1847

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“Cherry tomato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cherry%20tomato. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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