plum tomato

noun

: a small oblong tomato

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The tomato is a long, thin plum tomato with a pointed tip and fewer seeds. Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 San Marzano tomatoes are a variety of plum tomato originating in Italy's Campania region and are renowned for their intense, sweet flavor. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 5 May 2026 The simplicity of a naked strip is the popular choice, but there's also eggplant and cheese strips and the Old Fashion Pizza strip with plum tomato and fresh garlic. Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026 Flavorful bacon pieces and plum tomato slices offer the final garnish. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2024 During breakfast guests dined on roast plum tomato and basil soup with feta and beetroot salad. Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024 Some brands also sell San Marzano-style that use a different variety of plum tomato and include calcium chloride and more salt. Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of plum tomato was in 1879

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“Plum tomato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plum%20tomato. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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plum tomato

noun
: a small oblong tomato
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