cherry tomato

noun

: a small globose red or orange tomato borne in long dense clusters

also : a tropical American plant (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) bearing cherry tomatoes

Examples of cherry tomato in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vegetables: Calabaza, chayote, cherry tomato, collards, dasheen, lima bean, snap bean, Malabar spinach, malanga, New Zealand spinach, okra, hot pepper, roselle, Seminole pumpkin, Southern pea, sweet potato, tamarillo, yam and yard-long bean. —Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025

For a whiff of summer breeze, Becca Millstein favors cherry tomato tartine with aioli and smoked salmon. —Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025

Pasta with cherry tomato–yogurt whey sauce Make a Loaded Taco Sweet Potato with new ‘Plantifully Simple’ cookbook Moving in retirement? —Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024

On a short skewer or toothpick, spear a cherry tomato, a piece of lettuce, a piece of American cheese, and a cooked meatball. —Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cherry tomato

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