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单词 tomato
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
to•ma•to /təˈmeɪtoʊ, -ˈmɑ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -toes. 
  1. Plant Biologya large, edible, mildly acid, pulpy fruit, red to red-yellow when ripe.
  2. Plant Biologythe plant that produces this, of the nightshade family.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
to•ma•to  (tə mātō, -mä-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -toes. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico and Central and South America, esp. the widely cultivated species L. lycopersicum, bearing a mildly acid, pulpy, usually red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.
  2. the fruit itself.
  3. [Older Slang]([sometimes offensive]). a girl or woman.
  • Nahuatl tomatl
  • Spanish
  • 1595–1605; 1915–20 for def. 3.; earlier tomate

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tomato /təˈmɑːtəʊ/ n ( pl -toes)
  1. a solanaceous plant, Lycopersicon (or Lycopersicum) esculentum, of South America, widely cultivated for its red fleshy many-seeded edible fruits
  2. the fruit of this plant, which has slightly acid-tasting flesh and is eaten in salads, as a vegetable, etc
Etymology: 17th Century tomate, from Spanish, from Nahuatl tomatl
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