tomato

noun

1. mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable

   noun.food

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties

   noun.plant

   Synonyms love apple lycopersicon esculentum tomato plant

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. The fruit of a plant of the Nightshade family (<i>Lycopersicum esculentun</i>); also, the plant itself. The fruit, which is called also <i>love apple</i>, 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.

   noun

   Source: webster1913