n. (pl. -oes) 1 a glossy red or yellow pulpy edible fruit. 2 a solanaceous plant, Lycopersicon esculentum, bearing this. tomatoey adj.
[ 17th-c. tomate, = F or Sp. & Port., f. Mex. tomatl ]
n. (pl. -oes) 1 a glossy red or yellow pulpy edible fruit. 2 a solanaceous plant, Lycopersicon esculentum, bearing this. tomatoey adj.
[ 17th-c. tomate, = F or Sp. & Port., f. Mex. tomatl ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012