Lycopersicon (Noun)
Meaning
Tomatoes.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The plant taxonomists reclassified the species known as Lycopersicon into the genus Solanum, and now they are known as Solanum lycopersicum commonly referred as tomatoes.
- Lycopersicon was previously considered a separate genus for tomatoes before being reclassified by plant taxonomists in the 1990s.
- The juicy red tomatoes grown in the garden fall under the old Lycopersicon classification system now known as Solanum lycopersicum.
- Scientists studied multiple cultivars of Lycopersicon also known as the tomato plant and its impact on the global market.
- Historical records show that in the 18th century, the tomato plant was categorized under the genus Lycopersicon in botanical descriptions.