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Definition of Tomato

1. Noun. Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable.

2. Noun. Native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties.

Definition of Tomato

1. n. 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.

Definition of Tomato

1. Noun. A widely cultivated plant, ''Solanum lycopersicum'', having edible fruit ¹

2. Noun. The savoury fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture ¹

3. Noun. A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato. ¹

4. Noun. (slang) A desirable-looking woman. ¹

5. Noun. (slang) A stupid act or person. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) to pelt with tomatoes ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) to add tomatoes to (a dish) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tomato

1. the fleshy, edible fruit of a perennial plant [n -TOES] : TOMATOEY [adj]

Medical Definition of Tomato

1. Origin: Sp. Or Pg. Tomate, of American Indian origin; cf. Mexican tomail. 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 colour, and is eaten either cooked or uncooked. Tomato gall, the larva of a large hawk moth (Sphinx, or Macrosila, quinquemaculata) which feeds upon the leaves of the tomato and potato plants, often doing considerable damage. Called also potato worm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tomato

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tomatillo tomatilloes tomatillos tomatinase tomatine tomato (current term) tomato blight tomato can tomato concentrate tomato fruitworm

tomato hornworm tomato juice tomato juices tomato ketchup tomato paste tomato pastes tomato plant tomato purée tomato purées tomato sauce

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