tomato
IPA: tʌmˈeɪtoʊ
noun
- A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
- The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
- A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.
- (slang) A desirable-looking woman.
- (slang) A stupid act or person.
verb
- (transitive, rare) to pelt with tomatoes
- (transitive, rare) to add tomatoes to (a dish)
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Examples of "tomato" in Sentences
- Can tomatoes cross pollinate
- This tomato has a taste of tang.
- Do the new tomatoes resist the cold
- It is the very essence of the tomato.
- Tomato was added to the recipe in the 1700s.
- Saute onions and tomatoes in the cooking oil.
- Chop the onion and tomatoes and combine with the cod.
- Add the onion and the tomatoes to the oil and cook for 10 minutes.
- Sometimes garlic is rubbed on the bread before rubbing in the tomato.
- The spicy, piquant sauce of vinegar, garlic, and tomatoes has an assertive flavor that complements the bird well.
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