a glossy red, or occasionally yellow, pulpy edible fruit which is typically eaten as a vegetable or in salad 番茄,西红柿 ■[mass noun]the bright red colour of a ripe tomato 番茄红,鲜红色
the South American plant of the nightshade family which produces this fruit. It is widely grown as a cash crop and many varieties have been developed 番茄植株
Lycopersicon esculentum, family Solanaceae 拉丁名Lycopersicon esculentum,茄科
派生 tomatoey adjective 语源
early 17th cent.: from French, Spanish, or Portuguese tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl