Definition of Tomato

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Tomato

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

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Tomato Quotations

My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate.
Katharine Hepburn

So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what has just arrived is a tomato salad with onions, a dish of pickles, a big slice of watermelon and two bottles of cream soda.
John Steinbeck

The federal government has sponsored research that has produced a tomato that is perfect in every respect, except that you can't eat it. We should make every effort to make sure this disease, often referred to as 'progress', doesn't spread.
Andy Rooney

It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.
Lewis Grizzard

When I was in kindergarten, I had one line in a little play. I said, I am Patrick Potato and this is my cousin, Mrs. Tomato, and I heard laughter. I wanted to be an actress from that moment on.
Doris Roberts

You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook's year. I get more excited by that than anything else.
Mario Batali

First of all I thought it was ugly, I thought it was ridiculous that undercover police guys would drive a striped tomato and I've never been a big champion of Ford.
Paul M. Glaser

Secondly, I thought it was ridiculous to have two undercover policemen driving around in a striped tomato.
Paul M. Glaser

Give a lift to a tomato, you expect her to be nice, don't ya? After all, what kind of dames thumb rides, Sunday school teachers?
Martin Goldsmith

I weighed 190 when I got to boot camp, I came out at 178. I ate only the beans and tomato sauce.
Tom Sizemore

Tomato Translations

tomato in Afrikaans is tamatie
tomato in Dutch is tomaat
tomato in Finnish is tomaatti
tomato in French is tomate
tomato in German is Tomate
tomato in Hungarian is paradicsom
tomato in Italian is pomodoro
tomato in Norwegian is tomat
tomato in Portuguese is tomate
tomato in Spanish is tomate
tomato in Swedish is tomat

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