tomato
n.(pl.tomatoes)西红柿；蕃茄
释义2：
tomato
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◙ (pl. -oes)1. a glossy red, or occasionally yellow, pulpy edible fruit which is typically eaten as a vegetable or in salad• 番茄，西红柿 [mass noun] the bright red colour of a ripe tomato• 番茄红，鲜红色2. the South American plant of the nightshade family which produces this fruit. It is widely grown as a cash crop and many varieties have been developed• 番茄植株3. Lycopersicon esculentum, family Solanaceae• 拉丁名Lycopersicon esculentum，茄科【派生】
♦ tomatoey adjective【语源】
1. early 17th cent.: from French, Spanish, or Portuguese tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl
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