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tomato
noun(to-ma-to)
the usually large, rounded, edible, pulpy berry of an herb (genus Solanum) of the nightshade family native to South America that is typically red but may be yellow, orange, green, or purplish in color and is eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable
tomato
noun(to-ma-to)
a plant that produces tomatoes; especially : any of various varieties of a tender perennial (Solanum lycopersicum synonym Lycopersicon esculentum) widely cultivated as an annual
tomato
noun(to-ma-to)
corn earworm
tomato
noun(to-ma-to)
a North American hawk moth (Manduca quinquemaculata) whose green larva is a hornworm feeding on leaves of plants of the nightshade family and especially tobacco and tomato
tomato
noun(to-ma-to)
a thick sauce made with tomatoes
tomato
noun(to-ma-to)
a very large globe-shaped red tomato with dense flesh
tomato
noun(to-ma-to)
a small globose red or orange tomato borne in long dense clusters; also : a tropical American plant (Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme) bearing cherry tomatoes
tomato
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ground-cherry
tomato
noun(to-ma-to)
a small oblong tomato
tomato
noun(to-ma-to)
ground-cherry; especially : a stout hairy annual herb (Physalis pruinosa) of eastern North America with sweet globular yellow fruits
tomato
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tamarillo

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