Tomatoes

Tomato \To*ma"to\, n.; pl. {Tomatoes}. [Sp. or Pg. tomate, of
   American Indian origin; cf. Mexican tomail.] (Bot.)
   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 gall} (Zool.), a large gall consisting of a mass of
      irregular swellings on the stems and leaves of grapevines.
      They are yellowish green, somewhat tinged with red, and
      produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly
      ({Lasioptera vitis}).

   {Tomato sphinx} (Zool.), the adult or imago of the {tomato
      worm}. It closely resembles the tobacco hawk moth. Called
      also {tomato hawk moth}. See Illust. of {Hawk moth}.

   {Tomato worm} (Zool.), the larva of a large hawk moth
      ({Manduca quinquemaculata}, {Protoparce quinquemaculata},
      {Sphinx quinquemaculata}, or {Macrosila quinquemaculata})
      which feeds upon the leaves of the tomato and potato
      plants, often doing considerable damage. Called also
      {tomato hornworm} and {potato worm}, and in the Southern
      U. S. {tobacco fly}.
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