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# tomato

noun (a tomato, tomatoes)

«tomato» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A tomato is a soft, round, juicy fruit, usually red, which is eaten raw in salads or cooked in sauces and soups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomato/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons the tomato is a botanical fruit because it grows from a flower and contains seeds, though in cooking it is used like a vegetable. Pupils grow tomato plants to study plant growth, flowers and seeds. In everyday life tomatoes make ketchup, pizza sauce and soup. Phrases: «tomato sauce» (UK, Australia: ketchup), «cherry tomato», «tomato soup».

### Examples

- I put slices of tomato in my sandwich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomato/#x1)
- The tomato plant grew tall in the greenhouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomato/#x2)
- Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomato/#x3)
- Cherry tomatoes are small and sweet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomato/#x4)
- We made tomato soup in class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomato/#x5)
- Green tomatoes turn red as they ripen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomato/#x6)
- Pass the tomato sauce, please. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomato/#x7)
- Do you wish to be fried in a pan, or do you prefer to be cooked with tomato sauce?” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomato/#x8)

### Note

Plural: tomatoes (with -es, like potatoes). Pronunciation: «to-MAH-to» in the UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ; «to-MAY-to» in the USA and Canada. Myth: tomatoes are poisonous — the fruit is safe; only the leaves and stems are mildly toxic.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tomato» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tomato/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tomato» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tomato.html) on Mova free.