Assertion: tomato | /r/HasProperty | poisonous
Facets:
value: for many years
type: TEMPORAL
value: by all but a few americans
type: OTHER
value: until the mid-1800s
type: TEMPORAL
value: by early american colonists
type: OTHER
value: at this time
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Possibly, some people continued to think tomatoes were poisonous at this time; and in general, they were grown more as ornamental plants than as food.
text: Ironically, it was once called “love apple,” even though it was considered poisonous because it is related to the toxic deadly nightshade.
text: The tomato appeared in European cuisine in the 16th century, although it did not become popular there until the 18th century because of the common belief that it was poisonous.
text: People thought tomatoes were poisonous, probably because they belong to the nightshade family, according to the Texas A & M University horticulture department.
text: It was once thought by early American colonists to be poisonous.
text: Early American settlers believed tomatoes were poisonous because of their resemblance to the deadly nightshade plant.
text: "...most Europeans thought that the tomato was poisonous because of the way plates and flatware were made in the 1500's.
text: They thought that tomatoes were poisonous because they are related to the deadly nightshade plants.
text: Until 1820, North Americans believed that tomatoes were poisonous and would therefore not eat them, perhaps because the plants resembled deadly nightshade.
text: People used to think tomatoes were poisonous because they are a close relative to the deadly night shade plant.
text: Tomatoes are once considered poisonous and were grown only for ornamental purposes under the names
text: You may have heard that tomatoes were considered poisonous by all but a few Americans until the mid-1800s.
text: For many years, however, tomatoes (then called "love apples") were considered poisonous and were grown solely for their ornamental value.