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Webster 1913 Edition


Tomato

To-ma′to

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Tomatoes
(#)
.
[Sp. or Pg.
tomate
, of American Indian origin; cf. Mexican
tomail
.]
(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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tomato

TOMA'TO

,
Noun.
A plant, and its fruit, a species of Solanum. It is called sometimes the love-apple.

Definition 2024


tomàto

tomàto

See also: tomato and tōmato

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

tomàto m (genitive singular tomàto, plural tomàtothan)

  1. tomato