tomato

n. a round, soft, red fruit that you eat in salads or use to make sauces.

n. the edible, pulpy fruit of the tomato plant, botanically a berry but treated as a vegetable in culinary contexts.

“She sliced a fresh tomato to put in her sandwich.”

“The chef insisted on using heirloom tomatoes for the gazpacho to ensure a more complex flavor profile than standard supermarket varieties could provide.”

n. the green plant that produces tomatoes.

n. the herbaceous plant of the nightshade family that bears the tomato fruit.

“We planted three tomato plants in the garden this spring.”

“The gardener staked the tomato plants early in the season to support the heavy clusters of fruit as they ripened.”

n. a bright, warm red colour like a ripe tomato.

n. a vibrant, warm shade of red resembling the skin of a ripe tomato.

“The walls of the kitchen were painted a bright tomato.”

“The designer selected a bold tomato for the accent chairs to contrast with the muted grey tones of the living room.”

n. an old-fashioned way to describe a pretty woman.

n. a slang term for an attractive woman, now largely considered dated or sexist.

“In those old black-and-white movies, the hero might call a girl a 'hot tomato'.”

“The hard-boiled detective novels of the 1940s frequently employed terms like 'tomato' to describe female characters, a usage that has since vanished from modern prose.”

Slang · American English · Archaic

adj. having a bright red colour.

adj. possessing the bright, warm red hue characteristic of a ripe tomato.

“She wore a tomato red dress to the summer party.”

“The sunset turned the clouds a deep tomato red just before the light faded completely.”