tomato

tomato
(pl. -oes)
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Lycopersicon esculentum, family Solanaceae
    拉丁名Lycopersicon esculentum,茄科
派生
tomatoey
adjective
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from French, Spanish, or Portuguese tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl
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