tomatoes
noun
Form of tomatoe , plural of tomatoe.
Simple meaning
The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
təˈmeɪtoʊz
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Definition
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noun
The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.
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This meaning: The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
Used this way, tomatoes is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a food and cooking use: everyday in kitchens and recipes.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Cooking/food
- Everyday conversation
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A concentrated form of tomatoes.
The juice of tomatoes (usually bottled or canned).
Thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes.
Sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes) with savory vegetables and other seasonings.
Disease of a wide range of plants (tomatoes, potatoes, peas) resulting from a mixed infection of potato and tomato mosaic.
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Sense: savory fruit of this plant
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