So the true tomato was called xitomatl (today's jitomate) meaning a round, plump fruit with a navel, and the husk tomato, or tomatillo, was called miltomate, meaning a round, plump fruit that grew in the milpa, or cornfield.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tomatoes and Tomatillos: Salsa Essentials] Reference

Wild husk tomatoes, many of them not much bigger than large purple grapes, are still called miltomate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tomatoes and Tomatillos: Salsa Essentials] Reference

Okay, so in miltomate or tomatillo, there's an appeal to tomato of course.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seeds Aside] Reference

This sauce is traditionally made from a little American fruit, the miltomate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seeds Aside] Reference

Of course, in miltomate, it resulted in bigger fruits, a usual domestication trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seeds Aside] Reference

Some regional names are: tomate verde, miltomate, tomate milpero, tomate de cascara, tomate de capote, fresadilla and manzano, to name a few.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tamatillos] Reference