tomato Synonyms
Another word for tomato
• noun (Context 1)
The glossy, pulpy, typically bright red edible fruit of a nightshade plant, widely used as a savory vegetable in salads, sauces, soups, and cooked dishes.
"She sliced a ripe love apple and layered it with fresh mozzarella and basil leaves."
• noun (Context 2)
The fleshy, multi-seeded botanical berry produced by the plant Solanum lycopersicum, which varies in color from red and yellow to purple and green depending on the cultivar.
"From a botanical standpoint, the love apple is classified as a true berry because it develops directly from the fertilized ovary of the flower."
• noun (Context 3)
A sprawling, hairy-stemmed herbaceous plant (Solanum lycopersicum) in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to western South America and cultivated globally for its edible fruit.
"We staked the young tomato plant in the garden bed to support its heavy branches as it grew."