Definition of Tomto
To*ma"to (?), n.; pl.
Tomatoes (#). [Sp. or Pg. tomate, of American
Indian origin; cf. Mexican tomail.] (Bot.) The fruit of
a plant of the Nightshade family (Lycopersicum esculentun); also,
the plant itself. The fruit, which is called also love apple, is
usually of a rounded, flattened form, but often irregular in shape. It is
of a bright red or yellow color, and is eaten either cooked or
uncooked.
Tomato gall (Zoöl.), a large gall
consisting of a mass of irregular swellings on the stems and leaves of
grapevines. They are yellowish green, somewhat tinged with red, and
produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly (Lasioptera
vitis). -- Tomato sphinx (Zoöl.),
the adult or imago of the tomato worm. It closely resembles the tobacco
hawk moth. Called also tomato hawk moth. See Illust. of
Hawk moth. -- Tomato worm
(Zoöl.), the larva of a large hawk moth (Sphinx, or
Macrosila, quinquemaculata) which feeds upon the leaves of the tomato
and potato plants, often doing considerable damage. Called also potato
worm.
To*ma"to (?), n.; pl.
Tomatoes (#). [Sp. or Pg. tomate, of American
Indian origin; cf. Mexican tomail.] (Bot.) The fruit of
a plant of the Nightshade family (Lycopersicum esculentun); also,
the plant itself. The fruit, which is called also love apple, is
usually of a rounded, flattened form, but often irregular in shape. It is
of a bright red or yellow color, and is eaten either cooked or
uncooked.
Tomato gall (Zoöl.), a large gall
consisting of a mass of irregular swellings on the stems and leaves of
grapevines. They are yellowish green, somewhat tinged with red, and
produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly (Lasioptera
vitis). -- Tomato sphinx (Zoöl.),
the adult or imago of the tomato worm. It closely resembles the tobacco
hawk moth. Called also tomato hawk moth. See Illust. of
Hawk moth. -- Tomato worm
(Zoöl.), the larva of a large hawk moth (Sphinx, or
Macrosila, quinquemaculata) which feeds upon the leaves of the tomato
and potato plants, often doing considerable damage. Called also potato
worm.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicon, having edible fruit
- The savoury fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture
- Note: The US Supreme Court in ruled that a tomato is a vegetable.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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