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Definition of Tomato
1. Noun. Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable.
Specialized synonyms: Beefsteak Tomato, Cherry Tomato
Group relationships: Love Apple, Lycopersicon Esculentum, Tomato Plant
2. Noun. Native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Specialized synonyms: Cherry Tomato, Lycopersicon Esculentum Cerasiforme
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
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Origin: Sp. Or Pg. Tomate, of American Indian origin; cf. Mexican tomail.