Tomato
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /təˈmɑː.təʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tomato is a noun meaning A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
Meaning
A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
More Meanings
- The savory fruit of this plant, most often red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
- A shade of red, the colour typical of a ripe tomato.
- Of a shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.
- (transitive, rare) to pelt with tomatoes
- (transitive, rare) to add tomatoes to (a dish)
- (slang) An attractive woman.
- (slang) A stupid act or person.
Example Sentences
He was chopping a tomato to put in the salad.
He was eating a tomato when his boss called him.
When did this happen last, a tomato he's hardly met going to so much trouble? Ever?
“Who's the tomato?” a cop said as Evie walked past. “Her? She's the stiff's niece,” another cop answered.
Word Forms
- tomatoes
- tomatoe
- tomater
- tomatos
- tomatoing
- tomatoed
Related Words
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