tomato Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
  2. noun native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
    tomato plant; Lycopersicon esculentum; love apple.

WordNet

To*ma"to noun
Etymology
Sp. or Pg. tomate, of American Indian origin; cf. Mexican tomail.
Wordforms
plural Tomatoes
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The fruit of a plant of the Nightshade family (Lycopersicum esculentun); also, the plant itself. The fruit, which is called also love apple, is usually of a rounded, flattened form, but often irregular in shape. It is of a bright red or yellow color, and is eaten either cooked or uncooked.

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