ツノナス

noun

nipplefruit; apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder

A tropical plant (Solanum mammosum) known for its unusual, nipple-shaped fruit. The Japanese name literally means 'horned eggplant'. The fruit is inedible and often used ornamentally.

• ツノナスは観かん賞しょう用ようとして栽さい培ばいされることが多おおい。

  Nipplefruit is often grown as an ornamental plant.

• ツノナスの実みは独どく特とくな形かたちをしている。

  The fruit of the nipplefruit has a distinctive shape.