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tomato

noun [C or U]
 
 
/təˈmɑː.təʊ/ US  /-ˈmeɪ.t̬oʊ/ (plural tomatoes)

Definition

A1 a round, red, sharp-tasting fruit with a lot of seeds, eaten cooked or uncooked as a vegetable, for example in salads or saucesTypes of vegetablePlants in generalTypes of fruit
(Definition of tomato noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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