noun
high-sugar tomato; fruit tomato
A tomato cultivar bred for high sugar content and reduced water, often eaten like fruit. Wasei-eigo from English 'fruit tomato'.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from fruit tomato
このフルーツトマトはとても甘くて、デザートみたいだ。
This fruit tomato is so sweet, it's like a dessert.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
Wasei-eigo from English 'fruit tomato', referring to a tomato variety with high sugar content and low water, developed in Japan.