单词 | tomato |
释义 | tomato /teuh may"toh, -mah"-/, n. , pl. tomatoes. 1. any 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. [1595-1605; 1915-20 for def. 3; earlier tomate < Sp < Nahuatl tomatl] |
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