love apple vs Lycopersicon esculentum

love apple and Lycopersicon esculentum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
love apple	Yes	No	No	No
Lycopersicon esculentum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, love apple and Lycopersicon esculentum are synonyms defined as:

love apple and Lycopersicon esculentum: native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties

Other synonyms of love apple include tomato, tomato plant.

love apple (noun)	Lycopersicon esculentum (noun)
native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties	native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties