wolf's peach

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wolf's peach

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From wolf + -'s + peach. This name arose out of the superstition that tomatoes were poisonous or otherwise savage fruits, suitable for wilder beasts rather than humans.

noun wolf's peaches

obsolete A tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).

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@misc{wolf_s_peach_2026,
  title = {wolf's peach},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wolf's%20peach},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}