Three Sisters (tomato)
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The Three Sisters is a variety of tomato
, so named because the plant grows vegetables in three different shapes, each given plant producing only one of the three:
See also: List of tomato cultivars
Tomato
The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler...
, so named because the plant grows vegetables in three different shapes, each given plant producing only one of the three:
- a large single-pleated size (most common)
- a more cylindrical shape, like a Roma tomatoRoma TomatoRoma tomato or Roma is a plum tomato which is commonly found in supermarkets. The tomato is a meaty, egg- or pear-shaped tomato that is available in red and yellow. It has few seeds and is a good canning and sauce tomato...
- a pleated, flattened globeGlobeA globe is a three-dimensional scale model of Earth or other spheroid celestial body such as a planet, star, or moon...
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See also: List of tomato cultivars