蕃ばん茄か

noun

tomato

Extremely rare, obsolete kanji term for tomato. In modern Japanese, トマト is used exclusively. This word may appear only in historical or botanical texts.

See also: トマト

• 古ふるい植しょく物ぶつ図ず鑑かんに「蕃ばん茄か」という表ひょう記きが見みられる。

  The notation '蕃茄' can be found in old botanical encyclopedias.