tamarillo
/ˌtæməˈrɪləʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
1- chiefly Austral./NZ a tropical South American plant of the nightshade family, which bears edible egg-shaped red fruits〈主澳/新西兰〉树番茄。亦称TREE TOMATO.
1.1
- Cyphomandra betaceae, family Solanaceae.拉丁名Cyphomandra betaceae,茄科。
1.2
- the fruit of this plant树番茄果实。
词源
1960s (originally NZ)： an invented name， perhaps suggested by Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate 'tomato'.