tomato
/təˈmɑːtəʊ/noun
(pl.-oes)
1
- a glossy red, or occasionally yellow, pulpy edible fruit which is typically eaten as a vegetable or in salad番茄, 西红柿。
1.1
- mass noun the bright red colour of a ripe tomato番茄红, 鲜红色。
2
- the South American plant of the nightshade family which produces this fruit. It is widely grown as a cash crop and many varieties have been developed.番茄植株。
2.1
- Lycopersicon esculentum, family Solanaceae.拉丁名Lycopersicon esculentum,茄科。
派生词
tomatoey
adjective词源
early 17th cent.: from French， Spanish， or Portuguese tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl.