tomato

/təˈmɑː.təʊ/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1

A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

2

The savory fruit of this plant, most often red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.

3

A shade of red, the colour typical of a ripe tomato.

4

An attractive woman.

5

A stupid act or person.

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