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1. n. 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.
2. n. mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
3. n. native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
4. 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.
5. The fruit of a plant of the Nightshade family (Lycopersicumesculentun); also, the plant itself. The fruit, which is called alsolove apple, is usually of a rounded, flattened form, but oftenirregular in shape. It is of a bright red or yellow color, and iseaten either cooked or uncooked. Tomato gall (Zoöl.), a large gallconsisting of a mass of irregular swellings on the stems and leavesof grapevines. They are yellowish green, somewhat tinged with red,and produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly (Lasiopteravitis).-- Tomato sphinx (Zoöl.), the adult or imago of the tomato worm. Itclosely resembles the tobacco hawk moth. Called also tomato hawkmoth. See Illust. of Hawk moth.-- Tomato worm (Zoöl.), the larva of a large hawk moth (Sphinx, orMacrosila, quinquemaculata) which feeds upon the leaves of the tomatoand potato plants, often doing considerable damage. Called alsopotato worm.
6. n:100 n. mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable n. native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties