tomaton.adj.

Brit.

/təˈmɑːtəʊ/, U.S.

/təˈmeɪdoʊ/,

/təˈmɑdoʊ/

Inflections: Plural tomatoes, (nonstandard) tomatos.

Forms:

α. 1600s–1800s tomate, 1700s tomaté (plural).

β. 1700s– tomato, 1700s– tomatoe (now nonstandard); U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland) 1800s tommato, 1800s tormato, 1800s– termarter, 1800s– termater, 1800s– termatter, 1800s– tomarter, 1800s– tomarto, 1800s– tomater, 1800s– tomayto, 1900s– tamayda, 1900s– tamayta, 1900s– termagter, 1900s– termayter, 1900s– tomaty, 1900s– tomayter.

γ. 1700s–1800s tomatum.

δ. now regional and nonstandard 1700s– tomata, 1800s– tamata.

ε. U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland) 1800s– tomatus; plural 1800s termartusses, 1800s tomattuses, 1800s tomattusses, 1800s– tomatoeses, 1800s– tomatuses, 1900s tomattusus, 1900s– termattusses, 1900s– tomartus.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish tomate.

Etymology: < Spanish tomate (1532) < Nahuatl tomatl , denoting a kind of fruit used in stews and sauces, now specifically the green husk tomato. Compare mato n.¹, tommytoe n.Compare Middle French, French tomate (1598; very rare before the first half of the 18th cent.), Portuguese tomate (1721); also German Tomate (18th cent.). Specific forms. The now standard form tomato at β. forms probably partly reflects general uncertainty about the quality of unstressed final vowels in Romance loanwords (compare -ado suffix), and partly reflects association with potato n. (as another name of a foodstuff originating from the Americas). In γ. forms with alteration after Latin neuter nouns in -um . Early δ. forms appear to reflect similar misapprehension of the Spanish etymon (perhaps by association with patata potato n.), while in later (regional and nonstandard) δ. forms the final a simply represents the reduced final vowel. Some ε. forms show double plural marking. The singular form tomatus at ε. forms probably reflects misapprehension of the plural forms tomatoes or tomatas as singular. Pronunciation. The British pronunciation with long /ɑː/ reflects the usual treatment of foreign loanwords borrowed into English after the Great Vowel Shift, showing substitution of the closest English equivalents for the vowels in the donor language. The most common U.S. pronunciation with /eɪ/ reflects analogy with pre-Great Vowel Shift loanwords in which Middle English long a was diphthongized; W. Horn & M. Lehnert Laut und Leben (1954) I. 346 note that it was formerly also in use in British English. Among U.S. dictionaries, Webster (1828) and Worcester (1846) record both types and give /eɪ/ first, Cent. Dict. (1891) gives /ɑː/ first; Funk's Stand. Dict. (1895) gives only the pronunciation with /ɑː/ (perhaps due to its being perceived as British and hence having a higher prestige).

A. n.

I. Literal uses.

1. The glossy fruit of a perennial trailing or climbing plant, native to tropical America and now widely cultivated as an annual garden vegetable in temperate as well as tropical regions, having soft pulpy flesh and many seeds, most typically spheroidal and bright red in colour when ripe, though also occurring in green, yellow, orange, and almost black forms, and in diverse sizes and shapes. Also: the plant bearing this fruit, Solanum lycopersicum (family Solanaceae), having a weak stem, irregularly pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers resembling those of the potato.The plant is thought to be native to the coastal highlands of western South America, but to have been first cultivated in southern Mexico along with the tomatillo. Formerly also called golden apple, love apple.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > fruits as vegetables > [noun] > tomato

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > tomato

golden apple1578

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > tomato > tomato plant

tomato1604

tomato vine1822

tomato plant1823

α.

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies vii. ix. 519 There was also Indian pepper, beetes, Tomates [Sp. tomates], which is a great sappy and savourie graine.

1670 J. Ogilby America ii. v. 251 Viztliputzli..commanded him to throw Earth on the Water, and to Sow Seed on the same, which at the usual time produc'd Maiz, Azi, Chias, Tomates, and the like.

1775 R. Twiss Trav. Portugal & Spain 256 Its district produces..radishes, endive, cucumbers and tomates.

1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xxv. 224 I found plenty of tomaté, which being produced in many British gardens, I will not attempt to describe.

1802 tr. C. A. Fischer Trav. Spain xxxiii. 206 Guisado, a kind of ragoût composed principally of fowl..is dressed with oil in a frying pan and tomates or love-apples are often added.

1846 A. Soyer Gastron. Regenerator 10 Preserved tomates.

β. 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 237 Tomato Berries.1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 588 The Solanum Lycopersicon, the fruit of which they call tomatos.1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 621 Tomatoes..are a common ingredient in sauces.1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits ii. 34 I find the sea-life an acquired taste, like that for tomatoes and olives.1893 G. D. Leslie Lett. to Marco xxv. 167 The clematis, tomato, and some others, form kinks in their leaf-stems, which secure the plants very effectively.1933 W. Winchell in Havana Evening Telegram 3 Feb. 4/2 A side order of lettuce with a slice of tomato on top!1974 S. Clapham Greenhouse Bk. i. 10 If..tall plants such as tomatoes and chrysanthemums are to occupy the greenhouse for most of the year, the staging can be dispensed with.1992 Vanity Fair May 1381 ‘Anarchist’ demonstrators..are pelting arriving ballgoers with rotten tomatoes.2015 N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Nov. 30/1 We made a quick stew of tomatoes, onions and tuna.γ. 1796 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening xvi. 331 Tomatum, or love apples, we have red, white, and yellow fruited.1845 W. Cobbett Eng. Gardener 167 Tomatum. This plant comes from countries bordering on the Mediterranean.δ. 1801 Boston Gaz. 1 Jan. 4/2 (advt.) Tomata Ketchup, in bottles, from the West Indies.1804 ‘Ignotus’ Culina 194 The only difference between this and the genuine tomata sauce, is the substituting the pulp of apple for the pulp of tomata.1838 Mag. Domest. Econ. Oct. 127 Directions for the various preparations of the Tomata.1887 J. Ashby-Sterry Lazy Minstrel (1892) 107 The ruddy ripe tomata, In china bowl of ice.1985 W. Hodgson in Lakeland Dial. Sept. 37 He hed..a plook on his snoot at meade it shine like a ripe tomata.1997 G. Oldman Nil by Mouth 21 He says, ‘I'll 'ave a nice bit of egg and bacon. Grilled tomata and a bit of fried egg.’ε. 1809 T. de Iríarte Fábulas Literarias (new ed.) Gloss. 159 Huevos..revueltos con tomates. Eggs fricaseed with tomatuses.1822 Lancaster (Pa.) Jrnl. 6 Sept. The pies made of the Tomatus are excellent.1836 J. Hall Statistics of West 137 The Tomatus, is common all through this country.1867 J. T. Trowbridge Neighbors' Wives v. 46 Empty out them tomatuses, and throw the basket over the fence.1943 Prairie Schooner 17 259 The chants..end with the lengthening out of the name of the last vegetable: ‘Okra, tomatus, green corn, swee' potata, an' sibey (siva) bean.’1975 L. W. Payne jr. in J. Dillard Perspectives on Black Eng. 200 Abnormal plurals: bretherin, brutherin, sisterin,..tomatuses, louses, [etc.].

2. With distinguishing word: a particular variety of tomato, or a fruit or plant of a similar species.beef tomato, beefsteak tomato, cherry tomato, plum tomato, strawberry tomato, sungold tomato, tree tomato, etc.: see the first element.

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1837 W. Irving Rocky Mountains I. 40 They had to eke out their scanty fare with wild roots and vegetables, such as the Indian potato, the wild onion, and the prairie tomato.

1847 Ann. Hort. 462/1 A sort nearly resembling, if not identical with the Red-cherry Tomato, called the Fig Tomato, has lately been prepared as a dry sweetmeat.

1867 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (new ed.) III. 806/1 The Solanum anthropophagorum, which the Feejeans eat at their feasts of human flesh, is hence called the Cannibal's Tomato.

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Physalis Alkekengi,..Bladder Herb, Red Nightshade, Red Winter-cherry, Straw-berry-Tomato. P. pubescens, Barbadoes Cape-Goose-berry, Straw-berry Tomato.

1887 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening IV. 53/1 Cherry and Red Currant Tomatoes, these are chiefly grown for ornament, as their fruits are borne in great profusion in bunches or clusters. They represent, in general appearance, the Cherry and Red Currant, after which they are popularly called.

2010 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 25 Aug. d8/2 For the topping, it was beefsteak tomatoes and lettuce fresh from her mother's garden.

II. Extended uses.

3. Bright red; the colour of a ripe tomato; = tomato red n. and adj. at Compounds 5a. Cf. sense B.

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1895 Royal Cornwall Gaz. 19 Dec. 5/5 Two beautiful evening dresses..one in gold and the other in the new shade called ‘tomato’.

1939 Times 9 June 21/4 Coats in a new butter-yellow, a deep shade of tomato, brilliant royal blue, and..a lovely pastel blue.

2016 Times (Nexis) 12 Oct. (Features section) Autumnal shades are the most flattering and expensive-looking—think burgundy, rich toffee and tomato if you're feeling brave.

4. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). An attractive young woman. Now rare.Frequently with disparaging or contemptuous implication.

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the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman

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baby1863

scorcher1881

cracker1891

peacherino1896

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yummy mummy1993

1918 L. E. Ruggles Navy Explained 82 The best girl is the Jane, widder, skirt, calico, the old lady, weezel, broad, judy, dame, tomatoe, wax doll, jelly bean, fair one, or wench.

1929 D. Runyon in Cosmopolitan Nov. 74/1 Different guys have different names for dolls, such as broads,..and tomatoes, which I claim are not respectful.

1962 J. Heller Catch-22 xvi. 153 I can rush back to that night club before Aarfy leaves with that wonderful tomato he's got without giving me a chance to ask about an aunt or friend she must have who's just like her.

B. adj.

Of a bright red colour resembling that of a ripe tomato. Cf. sense A. 3.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > bright red or scarlet

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1889 Indianapolis Sun 2 Dec. Tomato velvet is a new shade for trimming toques and bonnets.

1921 Times 12 Dec. 13/4 A tomato crêpe Montana..cut with a slightly rounded décolleté.

1978 P. McCutchan Blackmail North viii. 93 She got into the tomato Mini and drove away.

2012 Guardian (Nexis) 23 June (Weekend Suppl.) 53 Simplify the colour equation as I have done today: the tomato top with the tomato trousers. Done.

Compounds

C1. General attributive, as tomato crop, tomato seedling, tomato skin, tomato variety, etc.

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1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 237 Tomato Berries.

1757 J. Hill Eden 47/2 The Tomato Fruit is ripe.

1832 N.-Y. Farmer 22 Mar. 104/1 Begin to sow Cabbage, Egg-plant, Lettuce, and Tomato seed.

1860 G. W. Thornbury in All Year Round 7 Jan. 260/1 So long as..the rice in the pilaff [be] dyed a reasonable pale red with tomato skins.

1887 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening IV. 51/2 It is only in warm situations..that the Tomato crop can be depended upon in the open air.

1954 Bulletin (Sydney) 16 June 13/1 I had a bumper backyard tomato crop.

1998 A. Sturgeon Planted 160/2 The tomato variety ‘Tumbler’ is perfect for hanging baskets.

2006 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 23 Apr. (Homefront section) 6/2 It is safe for home gardeners to plant tomato seedlings bought from a retail nursery.

C2.

a. attributive. In the names of dishes or foodstuffs made from tomatoes, or of which the principal ingredient is tomato, as tomato jam, tomato omelette, tomato salsa, etc.Some of the more established compounds of this type are treated separately.Recorded earliest in tomato ketchup n. at Compounds 5a.

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1801 Boston Gaz. 1 Jan. 4/2 (advt.) Tomata Ketchup, in bottles, from the West Indies.

1822 National Advocate (N.Y.) 30 July A tavern keeper informs us that Mr. Lang's direction for making a Tomate Pie has turned out quite unfavourable.

1883 Truth 15 Mar. 378 Devilled oysters, small cutlets, tomato omelette, hot buttered toast.

1899 Kokomo (Indiana) Daily Tribune 10 Apr. 8/1 Luncheon. Ham Pie. Potato Rissoles. Tomato Pickles. Assorted Cakes. Tea.

1911 W. J. Locke Glory of Clementina Wing ii. 17 Tomato sandwiches and plum-cake set out for a visitor's tea.

1978 F. Olbrich Desouza pays Price xxv. 161 Delicate tomato sandwiches and fragrant Darjeeling tea.

1990 California Apr. 128/1 The griddled corn cakes were..served with black beans, sour cream, tomato salsa and a green, intense sauce of tomatillos.

2016 Northern Territory News (Austral.) (Nexis) 1 Dec. 28 Sides include roasted eggplant, pumpkin puree, tomato jam, fresh rocket, fresh spinach and fior di latte cheese.

tomato chutney n.

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1855 E. Acton Mod. Cookery (rev. ed.) xxxii. 609 Tomata and other chatnies.

1897 Girl's Own Paper 31 July 701/1 A very delicious preparation called Tomato Chutnee is now to be bought at most greengrocer's.

1940 Warwick (Queensland) Daily News 16 Feb. 7/3 A jar of tomato chutney made a quarter of a century ago.

1999 C. B. Divakaruni Sister of my Heart i. xix. 154 The air is pungent with the aroma of mustard fish and tomato chutney.

tomato purée n.

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1868 A. Gouffé tr. J. Gouffé Royal Cookery Bk. ii. v. 399 (heading) Fillet steaks with tomato purée.

1977 B. Pym Quartet in Autumn vii. 64 Tomato purée, stuffed vine leaves..and tapioca pudding.

2006 Zest Jan. 76/3 Tomato purée is a great way to intensify the flavour of pasta or pizza sauces and casseroles.

tomato salad n.

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1856 N.Y. Herald 28 July 3/6 Oyster pie patties, Tomato salad, Frog'd chicken.

1929 Denton (Maryland) Jrnl. 15 June 5/6 The menu will consist of crab cakes, ham, tomato salad, slaw, biscuits, rolls, [etc.].

2006 N.Y. Mag. 23 Oct. 54/2 You can enjoy bowls of cialledda (tomato salad with chunks of rustic Tuscan bread).

tomato soup n.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > [noun] > vegetable soup

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colea1500

nettle broth1652

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spring soup1744

onion soup1747

shchi1824

Palestine soup1834

potato soup1834

tomato soup1840

julienne1841

gazpacho1845

printanier1867

minestrone1871

vichyssoise1939

pistou1979

1840 Raleigh Reg. & N.-Carolina Gaz. 22 Sept. French's Bollingbrooke Hotel, Petersburg.—Bill of fare for September 16th, 1840: Tomato Soup, Baked Sturgeon, [etc.].

1935 Times-Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 16 Aug. 17/3 Put in mushrooms and canned tomato soup.

2006 Philadelphia Aug. 138/3 The restaurant's best summer starter, chilled tomato soup with cucumber–tomato salad.

C3. Objective, as tomato grower, tomato picker, etc.

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1857 N.Y. Herald 18 July 5/4 Our Northern tomato growers know more about this vegetable than their Southern ‘brethren’.

1867 Prairie Farmer 17 Aug. 102/2 Mr. Booth makes quite a specialty of tomato-growing for the Chicago markets.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 16 Dec. 12/2 To graft the tomato on the potato stalk... So far from taking from the strength of the tubers, the tomato-grafting, he thinks, improves them. He never grew such fine potatoes as with tomato-tops, nor such fine tomatoes as with potato roots.

1903 Lebanon (Indiana) Patriot 3 Sept. Tomato picking is in progress and a good crop is reported here.

1962 Washington (Iowa) Evening Jrnl. 7 Dec. 3/6 We are on the routes taken by tomato sellers who come from Ruskin, a town to the south.

1974 S. Clapham Greenhouse Bk. vi. 42 To remedy the effects of too much nitrogen or even of dull damp weather, particularly in tomato-growing.

2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 21 June (Goodlife section) 3/1 If someone had said six years ago that I would be a tomato farmer in a couple of years, I'd have gone, ‘Ah, get outta here.’

2007 Independent 19 Dec. 2/2 A scheme to pay the tomato pickers a penny extra per pound has been signed off by McDonald's, the world's biggest restaurant chain.

C4. Parasynthetic and similative (chiefly with allusion to the colour of the ripe fruit), as tomato-coloured, tomato-hued, tomato-faced, tomato-nosed, etc.See also tomato red n. and adj. at Compounds 5a.

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1852 Boston Post 9 Sept. 1/8 She was dressed in a tomato colored calico, cut scant at the top.

1899 Strand Mag. Dec. 484/1 They overtook Purvis, the tomato-faced publican, upon the road.

1914 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 29 June A finished little city..preparing to elect a tomato haired mayor.

1959 Life 19 Oct. 20/2 A walrus-mustached, tomato-nosed, thoroughly fed-up Tommy called Old Bill.

1992 Canad. Living Aug. 194 Tomato-colored lamb's wool cardigan, $80.

2003 Santa Fe New Mexican 25 Jan. a5/3 (advt.) Sofa covered in tomato-hued chenille with matching accent pillows.

C5.

tomato-based adj. having tomatoes as the main or most important ingredient.

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1953 N.Y. Times 13 Mar. 30/1 The delicacy of oysters is unpleasantly masked by the ubiquitous tomato-based ‘cocktail sauces’.

1976 Texas Monthly Jan. 133/3 Other tomato-based sauces tend to be unmellow.

2013 E. Kerwien Cooking for Specific Carbohydrate Diet 57 Gazpacho. This chilled tomato-based soup is a wonderful way to cool down during the summer.

tomato cage n. a cage-like framework used to support a tomato plant.

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1970 Brainerd (Minnesota) Daily Disp. 2 Oct. 6/8 [He] demonstrated how to make a tomato cage.

1993 TLC for Plants Summer 8/2 Tomato cages provide good support for taller varieties.

2013 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 16 Feb. d5/6 Instead of the standard ugly tomato cage, build or find an interesting trellis for support.

tomato catsup n. chiefly U.S. after mid 19th cent. a type of ketchup in which tomatoes form the principal ingredient; = tomato ketchup n.; cf. catsup n.

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the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > ketchup > tomato ketchup

tomato ketchup1801

tomato catsup1845

tomato sauce1911

red lead1917

red-eye1923

1845 E. Acton Mod. Cookery v. 162 Tomata Catsup.

1911 F. M. Farmer Catering for Special Occasions iv. 72 Cook one minute, strain, add remaining butter and tomato catsup, and sprinkle with parsley.

2000 Blytheville (Arkansas) Courier News 2 Feb. b3/3 Mix well with golden mushroom soup, tomato catsup or barbecue sauce.

tomato gall n. a fleshy, often reddish-yellow gall formed in clusters on the leaves and stems of grapevines around the larvae of certain gall midges, esp. Lasioptera vitis.

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the world > plants > disease or injury > [noun] > gall or abnormal growth > on particular plants

oak-apple1440

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Aleppo gall1698

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ear cockle1777

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Robin redbreast's cushion1878

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spongiole1884

knot-gall1894

1869 C. V. Riley 1st Ann. Rep. Noxious, Beneficial & Other Insects Missouri 117 (heading) The Grape-Vine Tomato-Gall.

1968 J. R. McGrew Control Grape Dis. & Insects in Eastern U.S. (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1893) 24/2 Malathion..may be used for controlling..grapevine tomato gall insects.

2003 L. T. Hargrave Vineyard xii. 198 We had to deal with a steady stream of eager-beaver reporters who wanted to see the tomato galls.

tomato juice n. juice extracted from tomatoes; a drink consisting of this.

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the world > food and drink > drink > fruit juice or squash > [noun] > tomato juice

tomato juice1847

1847 E. Leslie Lady's Receipt-bk. 67 Set the sauce-pan over the fire, and stew the sweetbreads in the tomato-juice till they are thoroughly done.

1935 ‘Countess Morphy’ Recipes All Nations 595 Tomato juice cocktail.

1981 P. Van Greenaway ‘Cassandra’ Bell iv. 47 I ordered another tomato juice to calm his nerves.

2005 E. Furman & L. Harry Little Black Bk. Shots & Shooters 64 Rooster Tail. 1 shot Jose Cuervo Especial Gold Tequila. 1 shot orange juice. 1 shot tomato juice. 1 dash salt.

tomato ketchup n. a type of ketchup in which tomatoes form the principal ingredient; cf. ketchup n.

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the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > ketchup > tomato ketchup

tomato ketchup1801

tomato catsup1845

tomato sauce1911

red lead1917

red-eye1923

1801 Boston Gaz. 1 Jan. 4/2 (advt.) Tomata Ketchup, in bottles, from the West Indies.

1931 ‘Countess Morphy’ Lightning Cookery 15 Prawn Cocktail. Ingredients:..1/2 a pint of fresh prawns, 1 lettuce, equal parts of mayonnaise, cream and Heinz's Tomato ketchup, a dash of brandy [etc.].

2003 M. Ali Brick Lane xvii. 337 She stood at the kitchen worktop making onion bhajis for the children, who would eat them smothered in tomato ketchup.

tomato paste n. a thick, concentrated paste typically made by simmering strained puréed tomatoes and used to flavour and thicken dishes.

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the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > paste

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1838 Mag. Domest. Econ. Oct. 127 The tomata paste diluted with a little butter or gravy, or even hot water, forms an excellent sauce for fish or meat.

1955 Lethbridge (Alberta, Canada) Herald 31 Oct. 15/4 Combine ground beef, onion, tomato paste, salt and oregano.

2000 Independent on Sunday 19 Nov. (Review Suppl.) 55/1 To start we had..pan-fried scallops with cauliflower purée given a nice kick with a drizzle of tomato paste, lemon oil and thyme.

tomato plant n. a plant that produces tomatoes or is grown for the production of tomatoes; a plant of the species Solanum lycopersicum; cf. sense A. 1.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > tomato > tomato plant

tomato1604

tomato vine1822

tomato plant1823

1823 Morning Post 20 Nov. Nailing up some hanging branches of the tomata plant in his garden.

1947 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 28 Oct. 8 The Labour Day weekend is traditionally the time when tomato plants may first be planted.

2004 R. B. Parker Double Play (2005) 13 He staked his tomato plants and weeded among his string beans.

tomato red n. and adj. (a) n. a bright shade of red, reminiscent of the colour of a ripe tomato; (b) adj. bright red in colour.

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1882 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 30 Apr. 19/5 Tomato red the sunset glowed On verdant waves cucumberine.

1892 Daily News 3 Sept. 2/1 Another tea jacket is in tomato red velvet.

1922 Burlington Mag. 40 297/2 The designs are engraved in outline..and filled in with washes of tea-green, tomato red and dull yellow.

1971 L. Beckwith About my Father's Business (1973) vi. 77 She had blue eyes and black curly hair and a tomato-red face.

2009 Esquire Mar. 72/2 Pink jeans are a bit much, although tomato red cords remain popular in the country.

2016 Daily Rec. (Glasgow) (Nexis) 4 Aug. (News section) 33 In the 50s, red lipstick—corally reds, scarlets, tomato reds, cherry—was every Hollywood star's essential make-up item.

tomato sauce n. (a) any sauce in which the principle ingredient is tomato; (b) spec. = tomato ketchup n. (no longer common in American English).

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the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > other sauces

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saffron sauce?a1505

sibber-sauce1556

ferry?1570

oxoleum1574

slabber-sauce1574

saupiquet1656

slapsauce1708

brown sauce1723

bread sauce1727

custard1747

bechamel1789

caper-sauce1791

tomato sauce1804

custard cream1805

allemande1806

sambal1815

Reading sauce1816

Harvey's Sauce1818

velouté sauce1830

suprême sauce1833

parsley sauce1836

agrodolce1838

Worcestershire sauce1843

espagnole1845

pestoa1848

cheese sauce1854

nam prik1857

Worcester sauce1863

Béarnaise sauce1868

Béarnaise1877

Yorkshire Relish1877

sauce mousseline1892

velvet sauce1893

gribiche1897

mornay sauce1900

sugo1906

sofrito1913

chile con queso1916

foo yung1917

marinara1932

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the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > ketchup > tomato ketchup

tomato ketchup1801

tomato catsup1845

tomato sauce1911

red lead1917

red-eye1923

1804 ‘Ignotus’ Culina 194 The only difference between this and the genuine tomata sauce, is the substituting the pulp of apple for the pulp of tomata.

1846 A. Soyer Gastron. Regenerator 9 Four tablespoonfuls of tomate sauce.

1911 M. S. Watts Legacy ii. ii. 120 A pint bottle of tomato-sauce tied with ribbons around the neck.

1972 P. Clarke Small Businesses ix. 167 Customers mix salt with the soft sugar, squirt tomato sauce up the walls and order one bottle of coca-cola and seven straws.

2008 New Yorker 25 Aug. 9/2 It takes cojones..to serve as your signature dish something as banal as spaghetti with tomato sauce.

2015 Daily Rec. (Glasgow) (Nexis) 30 Aug. (Features section) 49 Are you going to have tomato sauce or brown sauce with your chips?

tomato vine n. a plant that produces tomatoes or is grown for the production of tomatoes; a plant of the species Solanum lycopersicum; = tomato plant n.This usage is uncommon in British English.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > tomato > tomato plant

tomato1604

tomato vine1822

tomato plant1823

1822 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa.) 15 May Walking in the garden the same day, I accidentally touched a tomato vine, the smell of which is peculiarly nauseous to me.

1932 Auckland Star 3 May 3/2 The faintest trace of lethal gas causes the leaves of the tomato vine to wither and die.

2007 Hudson Rev. 60 369 The tomato vines sprawling across the garden, heavy with spotted, cracked, and even blackened fruit.

tomato water n. the strained liquid from puréed tomatoes used in cooking and beverages.

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1875 Rochester (Indiana) Union Spy 30 July A decoction of rice boiled in rich mutton-broth and tomato-water.

1997 Esquire Nov. 130/1 Perfectly plump shrimp are poached in tomato water flavored with galangal.

2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 June (Mag. section) 25 Although I'm not much of a Bloody Mary drinker, I'll gladly make an exception for Eve's slender glass of vodka and tomato water shot through with lemon grass and chilies.

b. In the names of pests and diseases affecting tomatoes.

tomato blight n. a destructive disease of tomatoes caused by a parasitic fungus, Phytophthora infestans (the cause also of potato blight), which causes rotting of the leaves and browning and decay of the fruit.

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1874 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 5 Nov. 409/1 From the description you give of the failure of Tomatoes it is clear you have the Tomato blight or disease, which is the same as the Potato disease.

2010 J. Megyesi Joy keeping Root Cellar vi. 178 We are greeted with the news that we have the tomato blight.

tomato hawkmoth n. now rare the tomato sphinx moth, Manduca quinquemaculata.

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1890 Ann. Rep. State Board Hort. Calif. 1890 257 Tomato hawk moth.

1993 D. P. A. Sands in S. A. Corey et al. Pest Control & Sustainable Agric. v. 196/2 Glandular trichomes on wild tomatoes influenced egg parasitisation in the tomato hawk moth by Telenomus sphingis.

tomato hornworm n. a large caterpillar, the larva of the tomato sphinx moth, Manduca quinquemaculata, which feeds on the leaves of tomatoes and some other plants.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Sphingidae > member of genus Protoparce (tobacco fly) > larva or tobacco worm > caterpillar of protoparce celeus

tomato worm1835

tomato hornworm1905

1905 Maryland Agric. Exper. Station: Bull. No. 101. 171 The Tobacco or Tomato Horn-worm.

1928 C. L. Metcalf & W. P. Flint Destructive & Useful Insects xvi. 488 The southern or tomato hornworm ranges from the northern states southward far into South America.

2013 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 24 Sept. You aren't a real gardener until you've done battle with tomato hornworms, the scourge of many a tomato patch and, in my case this year, the pepper crop.

tomato moth n. any of various moths whose caterpillars infest tomato plants, esp. (chiefly U.S.) the tomato sphinx moth, Manduca quinquemaculata, and (chiefly British) a European noctuid moth, Lacanobia oleracea (also called bright-line brown-eye).

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1875 Bee-keeper's Mag. Apr. 76/2 These breathing mouths are plainly visible in the so-called tomato worm, the larvæ of the tomato moth.

1953 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 May 1093/2 Less important examples of the benefits of using the newer insecticides in Britain are the virtual elimination of apple blossom weevil,..and of the tomato moth caterpillar from commercial glasshouses.

2009 Daily Tel. 7 Dec. 3/1 The pest, known as Tuta absoluta or the South American tomato moth, has been reported in this country for the first time.

tomato pinworm n. the larva of a small moth, Keiferia lycopersicella (family Gelechiidae), which bores holes in the buds or fruit of the tomato plant.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types > miscellaneous types

high-flyer?1749

nonpareil1749

porphyry1819

satin carpet1819

satin pygmy1828

scopolian1829

chalk carpet1832

sieve lackey1832

sprawler1832

tissue1832

treble bar1832

treble gold stripe1832

vesper-beauty1832

viburnian1832

yellowhead1832

flame carpet1862

sting-moth1863

lilac moth1868

luna-moth1869

melon-caterpillar1884

wood-nymph1885

unicorn-moth1891

geometer moth1897

the suspected1908

porina1929

tomato pinworm1931

mopane worm1966

1931 Monthly Bull. Calif. Dept. Agric. 20 458 (heading) Damage to tomatoes in Southern California by the tomato pin worm.

1972 L. A. Swan & C. S. Papp Common Insects N. Amer. xix. 323 The closely related Tomato Pinworm..bores pinholes in the developing buds, green and ripening fruits of tomatoes.

2012 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 20 May d2 Tomato pinworm does not overwinter in colder areas of the country and is more common in southern states.

tomato rot n. any of various kinds of rot affecting the fruit of the tomato, typically caused by fungal, bacterial, or viral infection.

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1881 Rural New-Yorker 20 Aug. 552/1 We are now, from further observation, fully convinced that the tomato rot is caused by the tomato worm.

2016 Sunday Times (Nexis) 8 May (Home section) 57 Tomato rot is my biggest annoyance.

tomato scab n. any of several fungal diseases affecting tomatoes.

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1891 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener & Home Farmer 27 Aug. 190/2 The fruits are attacked by the fungus Cladosporium lycopersici, or Tomato scab.

2002 Trends Food Sci. & Technol. 13 107/2 Endolysins targeting different bacterial taxa could play an important role as biopesticides, preventing tomato scabs, wilts and spots.

tomato sphinx n. (more fully tomato sphinx moth) a large American hawkmoth with mottled grey wings and a yellow-spotted abdomen, Manduca quinquemaculata, whose larva is the tomato hornworm; also called five-spotted hawkmoth.

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1857 Child's Friend 28 184 He was a tomato sphinx; not an eater of woodbine leaves, like this one.

1923 Amer. Midl. Naturalist 8 233 They [sc. the ruby-throated hummingbird] are popularly confused with the large Tomato Sphinx moth..when on the wing.

2011 R. Solski Moths & Butterflies: Grade 3 to 4 81 The Tomato Sphinx caterpillar grows to be 3 or 4 inches (8 cm to 10 cm) long.

tomato worm n. the tomato hornworm, the larva of Manduca quinquemaculata.

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tomato worm1835

tomato hornworm1905

1835 Scioto (Ohio) Gaz. 3 June He succeeded and I came rolling on the ground like a huge tomato worm.

a1921 A. Teixeira de Mattos tr. J. H. Fabre Insect World of J. H. Fabre (1991) xxiv. 181 The parasitic Microgaster is related to the insects that prey upon tomato worms.

2012 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 17 Oct. I used to collect tomato worms, too, but I'd keep them until they pupated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	tomato
释义	tomaton.adj. Brit. /təˈmɑːtəʊ/, U.S. /təˈmeɪdoʊ/, /təˈmɑdoʊ/ Inflections: Plural tomatoes, (nonstandard) tomatos. Forms: α. 1600s–1800s tomate, 1700s tomaté (plural). β. 1700s– tomato, 1700s– tomatoe (now nonstandard); U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland) 1800s tommato, 1800s tormato, 1800s– termarter, 1800s– termater, 1800s– termatter, 1800s– tomarter, 1800s– tomarto, 1800s– tomater, 1800s– tomayto, 1900s– tamayda, 1900s– tamayta, 1900s– termagter, 1900s– termayter, 1900s– tomaty, 1900s– tomayter. γ. 1700s–1800s tomatum. δ. now regional and nonstandard 1700s– tomata, 1800s– tamata. ε. U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland) 1800s– tomatus; plural 1800s termartusses, 1800s tomattuses, 1800s tomattusses, 1800s– tomatoeses, 1800s– tomatuses, 1900s tomattusus, 1900s– termattusses, 1900s– tomartus. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish tomate. Etymology: < Spanish tomate (1532) < Nahuatl tomatl , denoting a kind of fruit used in stews and sauces, now specifically the green husk tomato. Compare mato n.¹, tommytoe n.Compare Middle French, French tomate (1598; very rare before the first half of the 18th cent.), Portuguese tomate (1721); also German Tomate (18th cent.). Specific forms. The now standard form tomato at β. forms probably partly reflects general uncertainty about the quality of unstressed final vowels in Romance loanwords (compare -ado suffix), and partly reflects association with potato n. (as another name of a foodstuff originating from the Americas). In γ. forms with alteration after Latin neuter nouns in -um . Early δ. forms appear to reflect similar misapprehension of the Spanish etymon (perhaps by association with patata potato n.), while in later (regional and nonstandard) δ. forms the final a simply represents the reduced final vowel. Some ε. forms show double plural marking. The singular form tomatus at ε. forms probably reflects misapprehension of the plural forms tomatoes or tomatas as singular. Pronunciation. The British pronunciation with long /ɑː/ reflects the usual treatment of foreign loanwords borrowed into English after the Great Vowel Shift, showing substitution of the closest English equivalents for the vowels in the donor language. The most common U.S. pronunciation with /eɪ/ reflects analogy with pre-Great Vowel Shift loanwords in which Middle English long a was diphthongized; W. Horn & M. Lehnert Laut und Leben (1954) I. 346 note that it was formerly also in use in British English. Among U.S. dictionaries, Webster (1828) and Worcester (1846) record both types and give /eɪ/ first, Cent. Dict. (1891) gives /ɑː/ first; Funk's Stand. Dict. (1895) gives only the pronunciation with /ɑː/ (perhaps due to its being perceived as British and hence having a higher prestige). A. n. I. Literal uses. 1. The glossy fruit of a perennial trailing or climbing plant, native to tropical America and now widely cultivated as an annual garden vegetable in temperate as well as tropical regions, having soft pulpy flesh and many seeds, most typically spheroidal and bright red in colour when ripe, though also occurring in green, yellow, orange, and almost black forms, and in diverse sizes and shapes. Also: the plant bearing this fruit, Solanum lycopersicum (family Solanaceae), having a weak stem, irregularly pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers resembling those of the potato.The plant is thought to be native to the coastal highlands of western South America, but to have been first cultivated in southern Mexico along with the tomatillo. Formerly also called golden apple, love apple. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > fruits as vegetables > [noun] > tomato love apple1578 tomato1604 wolf's peach1760 pomodoro1842 Jew's ear1883 tom1912 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > tomato golden apple1578 love apple1578 tomato1604 wolf's peach1760 tommytoe1838 cherry tomato1859 Jew's ear1883 mato1895 Marmande1967 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > tomato > tomato plant tomato1604 tomato vine1822 tomato plant1823 α. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies vii. ix. 519 There was also Indian pepper, beetes, Tomates [Sp. tomates], which is a great sappy and savourie graine. 1670 J. Ogilby America ii. v. 251 Viztliputzli..commanded him to throw Earth on the Water, and to Sow Seed on the same, which at the usual time produc'd Maiz, Azi, Chias, Tomates, and the like. 1775 R. Twiss Trav. Portugal & Spain 256 Its district produces..radishes, endive, cucumbers and tomates. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xxv. 224 I found plenty of tomaté, which being produced in many British gardens, I will not attempt to describe. 1802 tr. C. A. Fischer Trav. Spain xxxiii. 206 Guisado, a kind of ragoût composed principally of fowl..is dressed with oil in a frying pan and tomates or love-apples are often added. 1846 A. Soyer Gastron. Regenerator 10 Preserved tomates. β. 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 237 Tomato Berries.1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 588 The Solanum Lycopersicon, the fruit of which they call tomatos.1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 621 Tomatoes..are a common ingredient in sauces.1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits ii. 34 I find the sea-life an acquired taste, like that for tomatoes and olives.1893 G. D. Leslie Lett. to Marco xxv. 167 The clematis, tomato, and some others, form kinks in their leaf-stems, which secure the plants very effectively.1933 W. Winchell in Havana Evening Telegram 3 Feb. 4/2 A side order of lettuce with a slice of tomato on top!1974 S. Clapham Greenhouse Bk. i. 10 If..tall plants such as tomatoes and chrysanthemums are to occupy the greenhouse for most of the year, the staging can be dispensed with.1992 Vanity Fair May 1381 ‘Anarchist’ demonstrators..are pelting arriving ballgoers with rotten tomatoes.2015 N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Nov. 30/1 We made a quick stew of tomatoes, onions and tuna.γ. 1796 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening xvi. 331 Tomatum, or love apples, we have red, white, and yellow fruited.1845 W. Cobbett Eng. Gardener 167 Tomatum. This plant comes from countries bordering on the Mediterranean.δ. 1801 Boston Gaz. 1 Jan. 4/2 (advt.) Tomata Ketchup, in bottles, from the West Indies.1804 ‘Ignotus’ Culina 194 The only difference between this and the genuine tomata sauce, is the substituting the pulp of apple for the pulp of tomata.1838 Mag. Domest. Econ. Oct. 127 Directions for the various preparations of the Tomata.1887 J. Ashby-Sterry Lazy Minstrel (1892) 107 The ruddy ripe tomata, In china bowl of ice.1985 W. Hodgson in Lakeland Dial. Sept. 37 He hed..a plook on his snoot at meade it shine like a ripe tomata.1997 G. Oldman Nil by Mouth 21 He says, ‘I'll 'ave a nice bit of egg and bacon. Grilled tomata and a bit of fried egg.’ε. 1809 T. de Iríarte Fábulas Literarias (new ed.) Gloss. 159 Huevos..revueltos con tomates. Eggs fricaseed with tomatuses.1822 Lancaster (Pa.) Jrnl. 6 Sept. The pies made of the Tomatus are excellent.1836 J. Hall Statistics of West 137 The Tomatus, is common all through this country.1867 J. T. Trowbridge Neighbors' Wives v. 46 Empty out them tomatuses, and throw the basket over the fence.1943 Prairie Schooner 17 259 The chants..end with the lengthening out of the name of the last vegetable: ‘Okra, tomatus, green corn, swee' potata, an' sibey (siva) bean.’1975 L. W. Payne jr. in J. Dillard Perspectives on Black Eng. 200 Abnormal plurals: bretherin, brutherin, sisterin,..tomatuses, louses, [etc.]. 2. With distinguishing word: a particular variety of tomato, or a fruit or plant of a similar species.beef tomato, beefsteak tomato, cherry tomato, plum tomato, strawberry tomato, sungold tomato, tree tomato, etc.: see the first element. ΚΠ 1837 W. Irving Rocky Mountains I. 40 They had to eke out their scanty fare with wild roots and vegetables, such as the Indian potato, the wild onion, and the prairie tomato. 1847 Ann. Hort. 462/1 A sort nearly resembling, if not identical with the Red-cherry Tomato, called the Fig Tomato, has lately been prepared as a dry sweetmeat. 1867 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (new ed.) III. 806/1 The Solanum anthropophagorum, which the Feejeans eat at their feasts of human flesh, is hence called the Cannibal's Tomato. 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Physalis Alkekengi,..Bladder Herb, Red Nightshade, Red Winter-cherry, Straw-berry-Tomato. P. pubescens, Barbadoes Cape-Goose-berry, Straw-berry Tomato. 1887 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening IV. 53/1 Cherry and Red Currant Tomatoes, these are chiefly grown for ornament, as their fruits are borne in great profusion in bunches or clusters. They represent, in general appearance, the Cherry and Red Currant, after which they are popularly called. 2010 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 25 Aug. d8/2 For the topping, it was beefsteak tomatoes and lettuce fresh from her mother's garden. II. Extended uses. 3. Bright red; the colour of a ripe tomato; = tomato red n. and adj. at Compounds 5a. Cf. sense B. ΚΠ 1895 Royal Cornwall Gaz. 19 Dec. 5/5 Two beautiful evening dresses..one in gold and the other in the new shade called ‘tomato’. 1939 Times 9 June 21/4 Coats in a new butter-yellow, a deep shade of tomato, brilliant royal blue, and..a lovely pastel blue. 2016 Times (Nexis) 12 Oct. (Features section) Autumnal shades are the most flattering and expensive-looking—think burgundy, rich toffee and tomato if you're feeling brave. 4. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). An attractive young woman. Now rare.Frequently with disparaging or contemptuous implication. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman morsela1450 honeypot1618 enchantera1704 peach1710 enchantress1713 sparkler1713 enslaver1728 witch1740 fascinatress1799 honey1843 biscuit1855 fairy1862 baby1863 scorcher1881 cracker1891 peacherino1896 hot tamale1897 mink1899 hotty?1913 babe1915 a bit of skirt1916 cookie1917 tomato1918 snuggle-pup1922 nifty1923 brahma1925 package1931 ginch1934 blonde bombshell1942 beast1946 smasher1948 a bit of crackling1949 nymphet1955 nymphette1961 fox1963 beaver1968 superbabe1970 brick house1977 nubile1977 yummy mummy1993 1918 L. E. Ruggles Navy Explained 82 The best girl is the Jane, widder, skirt, calico, the old lady, weezel, broad, judy, dame, tomatoe, wax doll, jelly bean, fair one, or wench. 1929 D. Runyon in Cosmopolitan Nov. 74/1 Different guys have different names for dolls, such as broads,..and tomatoes, which I claim are not respectful. 1962 J. Heller Catch-22 xvi. 153 I can rush back to that night club before Aarfy leaves with that wonderful tomato he's got without giving me a chance to ask about an aunt or friend she must have who's just like her. B. adj. Of a bright red colour resembling that of a ripe tomato. Cf. sense A. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > bright red or scarlet scarletc1386 puniceousa1398 vermeilc1400 corala1522 Punic?1553 orient1578 vermilion1589 wax-red1593 cherry-red1594 Punical1606 coralline?1608 scarleted1641 coccineous1654 cinnabrianc1668 poppy-coloured1677 miniaceous1688 phoeniceous1688 cherry-coloured1695 coral-red1700 cardinal1755 cherried1762 ponceau1774 punicean1786 cinnabar1807 geraniumed1819 miniatous1826 cardinal scarlet1828 vermilion-coloured1835–6 geranium-coloured1836 pink1846 cardinal red1850 lobster-red1856 phoenicean1857 magenta1877 angered1878 scarlet-vermilion1882 tomato1889 camellia-red1890 miniate1891 nasturtium-red1896 sealing-wax1912 1889 Indianapolis Sun 2 Dec. Tomato velvet is a new shade for trimming toques and bonnets. 1921 Times 12 Dec. 13/4 A tomato crêpe Montana..cut with a slightly rounded décolleté. 1978 P. McCutchan Blackmail North viii. 93 She got into the tomato Mini and drove away. 2012 Guardian (Nexis) 23 June (Weekend Suppl.) 53 Simplify the colour equation as I have done today: the tomato top with the tomato trousers. Done. Compounds C1. General attributive, as tomato crop, tomato seedling, tomato skin, tomato variety, etc. ΚΠ 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 237 Tomato Berries. 1757 J. Hill Eden 47/2 The Tomato Fruit is ripe. 1832 N.-Y. Farmer 22 Mar. 104/1 Begin to sow Cabbage, Egg-plant, Lettuce, and Tomato seed. 1860 G. W. Thornbury in All Year Round 7 Jan. 260/1 So long as..the rice in the pilaff [be] dyed a reasonable pale red with tomato skins. 1887 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening IV. 51/2 It is only in warm situations..that the Tomato crop can be depended upon in the open air. 1954 Bulletin (Sydney) 16 June 13/1 I had a bumper backyard tomato crop. 1998 A. Sturgeon Planted 160/2 The tomato variety ‘Tumbler’ is perfect for hanging baskets. 2006 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 23 Apr. (Homefront section) 6/2 It is safe for home gardeners to plant tomato seedlings bought from a retail nursery. C2. a. attributive. In the names of dishes or foodstuffs made from tomatoes, or of which the principal ingredient is tomato, as tomato jam, tomato omelette, tomato salsa, etc.Some of the more established compounds of this type are treated separately.Recorded earliest in tomato ketchup n. at Compounds 5a. ΚΠ 1801 Boston Gaz. 1 Jan. 4/2 (advt.) Tomata Ketchup, in bottles, from the West Indies. 1822 National Advocate (N.Y.) 30 July A tavern keeper informs us that Mr. Lang's direction for making a Tomate Pie has turned out quite unfavourable. 1883 Truth 15 Mar. 378 Devilled oysters, small cutlets, tomato omelette, hot buttered toast. 1899 Kokomo (Indiana) Daily Tribune 10 Apr. 8/1 Luncheon. Ham Pie. Potato Rissoles. Tomato Pickles. Assorted Cakes. Tea. 1911 W. J. Locke Glory of Clementina Wing ii. 17 Tomato sandwiches and plum-cake set out for a visitor's tea. 1978 F. Olbrich Desouza pays Price xxv. 161 Delicate tomato sandwiches and fragrant Darjeeling tea. 1990 California Apr. 128/1 The griddled corn cakes were..served with black beans, sour cream, tomato salsa and a green, intense sauce of tomatillos. 2016 Northern Territory News (Austral.) (Nexis) 1 Dec. 28 Sides include roasted eggplant, pumpkin puree, tomato jam, fresh rocket, fresh spinach and fior di latte cheese. b. tomato chutney n. ΚΠ 1855 E. Acton Mod. Cookery (rev. ed.) xxxii. 609 Tomata and other chatnies. 1897 Girl's Own Paper 31 July 701/1 A very delicious preparation called Tomato Chutnee is now to be bought at most greengrocer's. 1940 Warwick (Queensland) Daily News 16 Feb. 7/3 A jar of tomato chutney made a quarter of a century ago. 1999 C. B. Divakaruni Sister of my Heart i. xix. 154 The air is pungent with the aroma of mustard fish and tomato chutney. tomato purée n. ΚΠ 1868 A. Gouffé tr. J. Gouffé Royal Cookery Bk. ii. v. 399 (heading) Fillet steaks with tomato purée. 1977 B. Pym Quartet in Autumn vii. 64 Tomato purée, stuffed vine leaves..and tapioca pudding. 2006 Zest Jan. 76/3 Tomato purée is a great way to intensify the flavour of pasta or pizza sauces and casseroles. tomato salad n. ΚΠ 1856 N.Y. Herald 28 July 3/6 Oyster pie patties, Tomato salad, Frog'd chicken. 1929 Denton (Maryland) Jrnl. 15 June 5/6 The menu will consist of crab cakes, ham, tomato salad, slaw, biscuits, rolls, [etc.]. 2006 N.Y. Mag. 23 Oct. 54/2 You can enjoy bowls of cialledda (tomato salad with chunks of rustic Tuscan bread). tomato soup n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > [noun] > vegetable soup joutes1377 leek-pottagec1440 kalea1480 colea1500 nettle broth1652 spring pottage1661 minestra1673 spring soup1744 onion soup1747 shchi1824 Palestine soup1834 potato soup1834 tomato soup1840 julienne1841 gazpacho1845 printanier1867 minestrone1871 vichyssoise1939 pistou1979 1840 Raleigh Reg. & N.-Carolina Gaz. 22 Sept. French's Bollingbrooke Hotel, Petersburg.—Bill of fare for September 16th, 1840: Tomato Soup, Baked Sturgeon, [etc.]. 1935 Times-Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 16 Aug. 17/3 Put in mushrooms and canned tomato soup. 2006 Philadelphia Aug. 138/3 The restaurant's best summer starter, chilled tomato soup with cucumber–tomato salad. C3. Objective, as tomato grower, tomato picker, etc. ΚΠ 1857 N.Y. Herald 18 July 5/4 Our Northern tomato growers know more about this vegetable than their Southern ‘brethren’. 1867 Prairie Farmer 17 Aug. 102/2 Mr. Booth makes quite a specialty of tomato-growing for the Chicago markets. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 16 Dec. 12/2 To graft the tomato on the potato stalk... So far from taking from the strength of the tubers, the tomato-grafting, he thinks, improves them. He never grew such fine potatoes as with tomato-tops, nor such fine tomatoes as with potato roots. 1903 Lebanon (Indiana) Patriot 3 Sept. Tomato picking is in progress and a good crop is reported here. 1962 Washington (Iowa) Evening Jrnl. 7 Dec. 3/6 We are on the routes taken by tomato sellers who come from Ruskin, a town to the south. 1974 S. Clapham Greenhouse Bk. vi. 42 To remedy the effects of too much nitrogen or even of dull damp weather, particularly in tomato-growing. 2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 21 June (Goodlife section) 3/1 If someone had said six years ago that I would be a tomato farmer in a couple of years, I'd have gone, ‘Ah, get outta here.’ 2007 Independent 19 Dec. 2/2 A scheme to pay the tomato pickers a penny extra per pound has been signed off by McDonald's, the world's biggest restaurant chain. C4. Parasynthetic and similative (chiefly with allusion to the colour of the ripe fruit), as tomato-coloured, tomato-hued, tomato-faced, tomato-nosed, etc.See also tomato red n. and adj. at Compounds 5a. ΚΠ 1852 Boston Post 9 Sept. 1/8 She was dressed in a tomato colored calico, cut scant at the top. 1899 Strand Mag. Dec. 484/1 They overtook Purvis, the tomato-faced publican, upon the road. 1914 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 29 June A finished little city..preparing to elect a tomato haired mayor. 1959 Life 19 Oct. 20/2 A walrus-mustached, tomato-nosed, thoroughly fed-up Tommy called Old Bill. 1992 Canad. Living Aug. 194 Tomato-colored lamb's wool cardigan, $80. 2003 Santa Fe New Mexican 25 Jan. a5/3 (advt.) Sofa covered in tomato-hued chenille with matching accent pillows. C5. a. tomato-based adj. having tomatoes as the main or most important ingredient. ΚΠ 1953 N.Y. Times 13 Mar. 30/1 The delicacy of oysters is unpleasantly masked by the ubiquitous tomato-based ‘cocktail sauces’. 1976 Texas Monthly Jan. 133/3 Other tomato-based sauces tend to be unmellow. 2013 E. Kerwien Cooking for Specific Carbohydrate Diet 57 Gazpacho. This chilled tomato-based soup is a wonderful way to cool down during the summer. tomato cage n. a cage-like framework used to support a tomato plant. ΚΠ 1970 Brainerd (Minnesota) Daily Disp. 2 Oct. 6/8 [He] demonstrated how to make a tomato cage. 1993 TLC for Plants Summer 8/2 Tomato cages provide good support for taller varieties. 2013 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 16 Feb. d5/6 Instead of the standard ugly tomato cage, build or find an interesting trellis for support. tomato catsup n. chiefly U.S. after mid 19th cent. a type of ketchup in which tomatoes form the principal ingredient; = tomato ketchup n.; cf. catsup n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > ketchup > tomato ketchup tomato ketchup1801 tomato catsup1845 tomato sauce1911 red lead1917 red-eye1923 1845 E. Acton Mod. Cookery v. 162 Tomata Catsup. 1911 F. M. Farmer Catering for Special Occasions iv. 72 Cook one minute, strain, add remaining butter and tomato catsup, and sprinkle with parsley. 2000 Blytheville (Arkansas) Courier News 2 Feb. b3/3 Mix well with golden mushroom soup, tomato catsup or barbecue sauce. tomato gall n. a fleshy, often reddish-yellow gall formed in clusters on the leaves and stems of grapevines around the larvae of certain gall midges, esp. Lasioptera vitis. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > disease or injury > [noun] > gall or abnormal growth > on particular plants oak-apple1440 bedeguar1578 sponge1608 oak-berry1626 oak nut1626 Aleppo gall1698 grape-gall1753 rose gall1753 oak galla1774 ear cockle1777 honeysuckle apple1818 sage-apple1832 robin's pincushion1835 oak spangle1836 robin's cushion1837 oak-wart1840 spangle1842 shick-shack1847 spangle-gall1864 tomato gall1869 Robin redbreast's cushion1878 knopper1879 trumpet-gall1879 spongiole1884 knot-gall1894 1869 C. V. Riley 1st Ann. Rep. Noxious, Beneficial & Other Insects Missouri 117 (heading) The Grape-Vine Tomato-Gall. 1968 J. R. McGrew Control Grape Dis. & Insects in Eastern U.S. (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1893) 24/2 Malathion..may be used for controlling..grapevine tomato gall insects. 2003 L. T. Hargrave Vineyard xii. 198 We had to deal with a steady stream of eager-beaver reporters who wanted to see the tomato galls. tomato juice n. juice extracted from tomatoes; a drink consisting of this. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > fruit juice or squash > [noun] > tomato juice tomato juice1847 1847 E. Leslie Lady's Receipt-bk. 67 Set the sauce-pan over the fire, and stew the sweetbreads in the tomato-juice till they are thoroughly done. 1935 ‘Countess Morphy’ Recipes All Nations 595 Tomato juice cocktail. 1981 P. Van Greenaway ‘Cassandra’ Bell iv. 47 I ordered another tomato juice to calm his nerves. 2005 E. Furman & L. Harry Little Black Bk. Shots & Shooters 64 Rooster Tail. 1 shot Jose Cuervo Especial Gold Tequila. 1 shot orange juice. 1 shot tomato juice. 1 dash salt. tomato ketchup n. a type of ketchup in which tomatoes form the principal ingredient; cf. ketchup n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > ketchup > tomato ketchup tomato ketchup1801 tomato catsup1845 tomato sauce1911 red lead1917 red-eye1923 1801 Boston Gaz. 1 Jan. 4/2 (advt.) Tomata Ketchup, in bottles, from the West Indies. 1931 ‘Countess Morphy’ Lightning Cookery 15 Prawn Cocktail. Ingredients:..1/2 a pint of fresh prawns, 1 lettuce, equal parts of mayonnaise, cream and Heinz's Tomato ketchup, a dash of brandy [etc.]. 2003 M. Ali Brick Lane xvii. 337 She stood at the kitchen worktop making onion bhajis for the children, who would eat them smothered in tomato ketchup. tomato paste n. a thick, concentrated paste typically made by simmering strained puréed tomatoes and used to flavour and thicken dishes. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > paste miso1615 panada1822 tomato paste1838 nam prik1857 tahina1950 doenjang1966 harissa1973 1838 Mag. Domest. Econ. Oct. 127 The tomata paste diluted with a little butter or gravy, or even hot water, forms an excellent sauce for fish or meat. 1955 Lethbridge (Alberta, Canada) Herald 31 Oct. 15/4 Combine ground beef, onion, tomato paste, salt and oregano. 2000 Independent on Sunday 19 Nov. (Review Suppl.) 55/1 To start we had..pan-fried scallops with cauliflower purée given a nice kick with a drizzle of tomato paste, lemon oil and thyme. tomato plant n. a plant that produces tomatoes or is grown for the production of tomatoes; a plant of the species Solanum lycopersicum; cf. sense A. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > tomato > tomato plant tomato1604 tomato vine1822 tomato plant1823 1823 Morning Post 20 Nov. Nailing up some hanging branches of the tomata plant in his garden. 1947 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 28 Oct. 8 The Labour Day weekend is traditionally the time when tomato plants may first be planted. 2004 R. B. Parker Double Play (2005) 13 He staked his tomato plants and weeded among his string beans. tomato red n. and adj. (a) n. a bright shade of red, reminiscent of the colour of a ripe tomato; (b) adj. bright red in colour. ΚΠ 1882 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 30 Apr. 19/5 Tomato red the sunset glowed On verdant waves cucumberine. 1892 Daily News 3 Sept. 2/1 Another tea jacket is in tomato red velvet. 1922 Burlington Mag. 40 297/2 The designs are engraved in outline..and filled in with washes of tea-green, tomato red and dull yellow. 1971 L. Beckwith About my Father's Business (1973) vi. 77 She had blue eyes and black curly hair and a tomato-red face. 2009 Esquire Mar. 72/2 Pink jeans are a bit much, although tomato red cords remain popular in the country. 2016 Daily Rec. (Glasgow) (Nexis) 4 Aug. (News section) 33 In the 50s, red lipstick—corally reds, scarlets, tomato reds, cherry—was every Hollywood star's essential make-up item. tomato sauce n. (a) any sauce in which the principle ingredient is tomato; (b) spec. = tomato ketchup n. (no longer common in American English). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > other sauces galantine1304 civya1325 egerdouce1381 gravy?c1390 camelinea1425 chawdronc1440 saffron sauce?a1505 sibber-sauce1556 ferry?1570 oxoleum1574 slabber-sauce1574 saupiquet1656 slapsauce1708 brown sauce1723 bread sauce1727 custard1747 bechamel1789 caper-sauce1791 tomato sauce1804 custard cream1805 allemande1806 sambal1815 Reading sauce1816 Harvey's Sauce1818 velouté sauce1830 suprême sauce1833 parsley sauce1836 agrodolce1838 Worcestershire sauce1843 espagnole1845 pestoa1848 cheese sauce1854 nam prik1857 Worcester sauce1863 Béarnaise sauce1868 Béarnaise1877 Yorkshire Relish1877 sauce mousseline1892 velvet sauce1893 gribiche1897 mornay sauce1900 sugo1906 sofrito1913 chile con queso1916 foo yung1917 marinara1932 pistou1951 hoisin1957 salsa verde1957 pico de gallo1958 sriracha1959 carbonara1962 amatriciana1963 arrabbiata1963 ponzu1966 puttanesca1971 chermoula1974 tikka masala1975 mojo1983 queso1989 the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > ketchup > tomato ketchup tomato ketchup1801 tomato catsup1845 tomato sauce1911 red lead1917 red-eye1923 1804 ‘Ignotus’ Culina 194 The only difference between this and the genuine tomata sauce, is the substituting the pulp of apple for the pulp of tomata. 1846 A. Soyer Gastron. Regenerator 9 Four tablespoonfuls of tomate sauce. 1911 M. S. Watts Legacy ii. ii. 120 A pint bottle of tomato-sauce tied with ribbons around the neck. 1972 P. Clarke Small Businesses ix. 167 Customers mix salt with the soft sugar, squirt tomato sauce up the walls and order one bottle of coca-cola and seven straws. 2008 New Yorker 25 Aug. 9/2 It takes cojones..to serve as your signature dish something as banal as spaghetti with tomato sauce. 2015 Daily Rec. (Glasgow) (Nexis) 30 Aug. (Features section) 49 Are you going to have tomato sauce or brown sauce with your chips? tomato vine n. a plant that produces tomatoes or is grown for the production of tomatoes; a plant of the species Solanum lycopersicum; = tomato plant n.This usage is uncommon in British English. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > tomato > tomato plant tomato1604 tomato vine1822 tomato plant1823 1822 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa.) 15 May Walking in the garden the same day, I accidentally touched a tomato vine, the smell of which is peculiarly nauseous to me. 1932 Auckland Star 3 May 3/2 The faintest trace of lethal gas causes the leaves of the tomato vine to wither and die. 2007 Hudson Rev. 60 369 The tomato vines sprawling across the garden, heavy with spotted, cracked, and even blackened fruit. tomato water n. the strained liquid from puréed tomatoes used in cooking and beverages. ΚΠ 1875 Rochester (Indiana) Union Spy 30 July A decoction of rice boiled in rich mutton-broth and tomato-water. 1997 Esquire Nov. 130/1 Perfectly plump shrimp are poached in tomato water flavored with galangal. 2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 June (Mag. section) 25 Although I'm not much of a Bloody Mary drinker, I'll gladly make an exception for Eve's slender glass of vodka and tomato water shot through with lemon grass and chilies. b. In the names of pests and diseases affecting tomatoes. tomato blight n. a destructive disease of tomatoes caused by a parasitic fungus, Phytophthora infestans (the cause also of potato blight), which causes rotting of the leaves and browning and decay of the fruit. ΚΠ 1874 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 5 Nov. 409/1 From the description you give of the failure of Tomatoes it is clear you have the Tomato blight or disease, which is the same as the Potato disease. 2010 J. Megyesi Joy keeping Root Cellar vi. 178 We are greeted with the news that we have the tomato blight. tomato hawkmoth n. now rare the tomato sphinx moth, Manduca quinquemaculata. ΚΠ 1890 Ann. Rep. State Board Hort. Calif. 1890 257 Tomato hawk moth. 1993 D. P. A. Sands in S. A. Corey et al. Pest Control & Sustainable Agric. v. 196/2 Glandular trichomes on wild tomatoes influenced egg parasitisation in the tomato hawk moth by Telenomus sphingis. tomato hornworm n. a large caterpillar, the larva of the tomato sphinx moth, Manduca quinquemaculata, which feeds on the leaves of tomatoes and some other plants. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Sphingidae > member of genus Protoparce (tobacco fly) > larva or tobacco worm > caterpillar of protoparce celeus tomato worm1835 tomato hornworm1905 1905 Maryland Agric. Exper. Station: Bull. No. 101. 171 The Tobacco or Tomato Horn-worm. 1928 C. L. Metcalf & W. P. Flint Destructive & Useful Insects xvi. 488 The southern or tomato hornworm ranges from the northern states southward far into South America. 2013 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 24 Sept. You aren't a real gardener until you've done battle with tomato hornworms, the scourge of many a tomato patch and, in my case this year, the pepper crop. tomato moth n. any of various moths whose caterpillars infest tomato plants, esp. (chiefly U.S.) the tomato sphinx moth, Manduca quinquemaculata, and (chiefly British) a European noctuid moth, Lacanobia oleracea (also called bright-line brown-eye). ΚΠ 1875 Bee-keeper's Mag. Apr. 76/2 These breathing mouths are plainly visible in the so-called tomato worm, the larvæ of the tomato moth. 1953 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 May 1093/2 Less important examples of the benefits of using the newer insecticides in Britain are the virtual elimination of apple blossom weevil,..and of the tomato moth caterpillar from commercial glasshouses. 2009 Daily Tel. 7 Dec. 3/1 The pest, known as Tuta absoluta or the South American tomato moth, has been reported in this country for the first time. tomato pinworm n. the larva of a small moth, Keiferia lycopersicella (family Gelechiidae), which bores holes in the buds or fruit of the tomato plant. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types > miscellaneous types high-flyer?1749 nonpareil1749 porphyry1819 satin carpet1819 satin pygmy1828 scopolian1829 chalk carpet1832 sieve lackey1832 sprawler1832 tissue1832 treble bar1832 treble gold stripe1832 vesper-beauty1832 viburnian1832 yellowhead1832 flame carpet1862 sting-moth1863 lilac moth1868 luna-moth1869 melon-caterpillar1884 wood-nymph1885 unicorn-moth1891 geometer moth1897 the suspected1908 porina1929 tomato pinworm1931 mopane worm1966 1931 Monthly Bull. Calif. Dept. Agric. 20 458 (heading) Damage to tomatoes in Southern California by the tomato pin worm. 1972 L. A. Swan & C. S. Papp Common Insects N. Amer. xix. 323 The closely related Tomato Pinworm..bores pinholes in the developing buds, green and ripening fruits of tomatoes. 2012 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 20 May d2 Tomato pinworm does not overwinter in colder areas of the country and is more common in southern states. tomato rot n. any of various kinds of rot affecting the fruit of the tomato, typically caused by fungal, bacterial, or viral infection. ΚΠ 1881 Rural New-Yorker 20 Aug. 552/1 We are now, from further observation, fully convinced that the tomato rot is caused by the tomato worm. 2016 Sunday Times (Nexis) 8 May (Home section) 57 Tomato rot is my biggest annoyance. tomato scab n. any of several fungal diseases affecting tomatoes. ΚΠ 1891 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener & Home Farmer 27 Aug. 190/2 The fruits are attacked by the fungus Cladosporium lycopersici, or Tomato scab. 2002 Trends Food Sci. & Technol. 13 107/2 Endolysins targeting different bacterial taxa could play an important role as biopesticides, preventing tomato scabs, wilts and spots. tomato sphinx n. (more fully tomato sphinx moth) a large American hawkmoth with mottled grey wings and a yellow-spotted abdomen, Manduca quinquemaculata, whose larva is the tomato hornworm; also called five-spotted hawkmoth. ΚΠ 1857 Child's Friend 28 184 He was a tomato sphinx; not an eater of woodbine leaves, like this one. 1923 Amer. Midl. Naturalist 8 233 They [sc. the ruby-throated hummingbird] are popularly confused with the large Tomato Sphinx moth..when on the wing. 2011 R. Solski Moths & Butterflies: Grade 3 to 4 81 The Tomato Sphinx caterpillar grows to be 3 or 4 inches (8 cm to 10 cm) long. tomato worm n. the tomato hornworm, the larva of Manduca quinquemaculata. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Sphingidae > member of genus Protoparce (tobacco fly) > larva or tobacco worm > caterpillar of protoparce celeus tomato worm1835 tomato hornworm1905 1835 Scioto (Ohio) Gaz. 3 June He succeeded and I came rolling on the ground like a huge tomato worm. a1921 A. Teixeira de Mattos tr. J. H. Fabre Insect World of J. H. Fabre (1991) xxiv. 181 The parasitic Microgaster is related to the insects that prey upon tomato worms. 2012 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 17 Oct. I used to collect tomato worms, too, but I'd keep them until they pupated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1604
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