tomato (plant)

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• tomato plant — noun native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties • Syn: ↑tomato, ↑love apple, ↑Lycopersicon esculentum • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction       an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions.       All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …   Universalium

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• Tomato — For other uses, see Tomato (disambiguation). Tomato …   Wikipedia

• tomato — /teuh may toh, mah /, n., pl. tomatoes. 1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico and Central and South America, esp. the widely cultivated species L. lycopersicum, bearing a mildly… …   Universalium

• tomato — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tomato vine, tomato plant, tree tomato, love apple, pomme d amour (French), tomate (Spanish), jitomate (Spanish), Lycopersicon (Latin); see also plant , vegetable …   English dictionary for students

• tomato bush — /təˈmatoʊ bʊʃ/ (say tuh mahtoh boosh) noun an individual tomato plant. See tomato (def. 1) …  

• Tomato — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tomato gall — Tomato 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tomato hawk moth — Tomato 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tomato hornworm — Tomato 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English