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to·ma·to
\təˈmā]d.(ˌ)ō, ](ˌ)tō, ]d.ə, ]tə also -mȧ] or -mä] sometimes -ma]\ noun
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Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by potato) of earlier tomate, from Spanish, from Nahuatl tomatl
1.
a. : a plant of the genus Lycopersicon; specifically : a So. American perennial herb (L. esculentum) widely cultivated usually as an annual for its fruit and having interruptedly pinnate leaves and yellow flowers
b. : the large rounded or oblate pulpy berry of the tomato plant that is usually red or yellow when ripe — see fruit illustration
2. or tomato red : a variable color averaging a deep reddish orange
3. slang
a. : woman, girl
b. : prostitute |