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tomatoes

[tuh-mey-toh, -mah-]

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noun, plural -toes.

any of several plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico and Central and South America, especially the widely cultivated species L. lycopersicum, bearing a mildly acid, pulpy, usually red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.

the fruit itself.

Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a girl or woman.

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Origin:
1595–1605; 1915–20 for def. 3; earlier tomate < Spanish < Nahuatl tomatl

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Tomatoes in the garden mean that summer is in full swing.

Serve alone, or serve on a bed of lettuce or spinach along with sliced tomatoes.

Much of last year's bumper crop of tomatoes rotted because government trucks failed to collect them on time.

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Tomatoes in the garden mean that summer is in full swing.

Serve alone, or serve on a bed of lettuce or spinach along with sliced tomatoes.

Much of last year's bumper crop of tomatoes rotted because government trucks failed to collect them on time.

Ripe tomatoes cannot normally be trucked long distances because they spoil too quickly.

The product of archaic breeding strategies, heirloom tomatoes are hardly diverse and are no more.

Along this rutted, dirt road were a few small farmhouses, open fields of tomatoes and a fluttering flock of blue finches.

Homegrown tomatoes are one of the great joys of summer.

Kids pay a dollar to fire three fake tomatoes at a bucket.

The juice released by tomatoes makes them good for deglazing a vegetarian stew.

He spent less than a few dollars on a postcard, some tomatoes or something and stamps.

Quality has followed variety: several of these types of tomatoes smell and taste nice.

When onion is golden and soft stir in paprika and tomatoes.

Taste testers prefer tomatoes that carry a flavor-enhancing gene.

In late summer, when the farmers' markets are loaded with local tomatoes and corn, my cravings for exotic spices nearly disappear.

Here are the best heirloom tomatoes and the best heirloom tomato recipes.

Remove tomatoes from the pan and brown the meat mixture.

These stuffed tomatoes can be made more flavorful with additional anchovies.

But as many of us have experienced, tomatoes in winter never quite taste the same as those in summer.

When your tomatoes or herbs are ready for harvest, choose a recipe to make and share with your family, such as pico de gallo.

Gardeners, take note: the secret to growing hearty tomatoes is remarkably close at hand.

We're celebrating the season's last great tomatoes all week.

Instead of sand, he uses melted cheese, cherry tomatoes and sandwich meat to craft colorful creations.

Halve the tomatoes and scoop out the seeds and some of the flesh.

Local tomatoes are grown in northern climes in gas-heated greenhouses.

That's not even counting the wheat to make the bun or the tomatoes to make the ketchup.

Some common plants are ever bearing strawberries, lettuces, and cherry tomatoes.

Heirloom tomatoes are one of our favorite summer treats.

Perfectly balanced blade cuts through everything from tomatoes to cable.

Now that vine-ripe tomatoes are in season, the best sandwiches are tomato, made with aromatics that permeate the bread.

We have avocados and tomatoes growing all over the world today but they're new world crops.

Sun-drying homegrown tomatoes in a solar dehydrator preserves summer's sweetness all year long.

They also milked cows, harvested corn, beans and tomatoes as well as butchered pigs.

It's a party when you serve it with vine-ripened tomatoes in gazpacho and tomato-corn salad.

Make this easy pasta with canned tomatoes if you don't have fresh ones.

Daikon radishes, tomatoes and other vegetables had been set on plates as an offering.

If you live in a city, you might have a window box or a pot of tomatoes on your balcony.

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The mix of apricots, spices, and tomatoes gives an interesting and delicious twist to chicken dinner.

Pasta with corn, zucchini and tomatoes is a flexible dish in both flavorings and ingredients.

There will be new posts there about tomatoes all week.

Oil-packed sundried tomatoes are okay, but not my favorite.

Learn how to make your own hot sauce, vanilla extract, and canned tomatoes.

How to make a no-cook tomato sauce using freshly grown tomatoes and herbs.

Instead of cherry tomatoes, you can use larger tomatoes cut into pieces so they cook quickly and release their juices to form.

Seeds of summer vegetables, including tomatoes and peppers, need warm soil to germinate and light to grow.

The only possible downside to fresh tomatoes in the summer is that there aren't many wines that are happy in the marriage.

Basil and tomatoes go together, especially in summer salads and on bruschetta.

We challenged our readers to come up wth a tasty dinner recipe using chicken, feta, and tomatoes.

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Word Origin & History

tomato

1753, earlier tomate (1604), from Sp. tomate (1554) from Nahuatl tomatl "a tomato," lit. "the swelling fruit," from tomana "to swell." Spelling probably influenced by potato (1565). A member of the nightshade family, which all contain poisonous alkaloids. Introduced in Europe from the New World, by 1550

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they were regularly consumed in Italy but only grown as ornamental plants in England and not eaten there or in the U.S. at first. An encyclopedia of 1753 describes it as "a fruit eaten either stewed or raw by the Spaniards and Italians and by the Jew families of England." Introduced in U.S. as part of a program by Sec. of State Thomas Jefferson (1789), but not commonly eaten until after c.1830. Alternative name love apple and alleged aphrodisiac qualities have not been satisfactorily explained; perhaps from It. name pomodoro, taken as from adorare "to adore," but probably actually from d'or "of gold" (in reference to color) or de Moro "of the Moors." Slang meaning "an attractive girl" is recorded from 1929.

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tomato definition

n.
an attractive girlor woman. : A good-looking tomato brought me my change.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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