earlier name of tomato
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The botanical name for the tomato has changed several times. Its earliest name was Lycopersicon or literally, wolf peach. Once the tomato was placed in the Solanum (Solanaceae) family, the botanical name changed to Solanum lycopersicon.
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Lycopersicon esculentum was first proposed for the tomato by Miller in 1768, replacing the earlier Linnean name Solanum lycopersicum.
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