n.
 (pl. tomatoes)
  - a glossy red or yellow edible fruit, eaten as a vegetable or in salads.
 - the South American plant of the nightshade family which produces tomatoes. 
[Lycopersicon esculentum.]
 
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  C17: from Fr., Sp., or Port. tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl.