/tam'euh ril"oh, -ree"yoh/ , n. , pl. tamarillos .
1. the edible, plumlike fruit of a tree, Cyphomandra betacea, of the nightshade family, native to the Peruvian Andes.
2. the tree itself. Also called tree tomato .
[ 1965-70; pseudo-Sp commercial name (originated in New Zealand); cf. Sp tomatillo, dim. of tomate TOMATO ]