The tomato (US: / t ə m eɪ t oʊ /, UK: / t ə m ɑː t oʊ /), Solanum lycopersicum, is a plant whose fruit is an edible berry that is eaten as a vegetable. The tomato is a member of the nightshade …

There are several cultivars of similar tomatoes with this name. The two most famous varieties were developed in 1922 and 1930s by William Estler and M.C. Byles respectively, both of …

The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a vegetable/botanical fruit, or specifically, a berry (but not a fruit as ordinary people use the word). [2] Tomatoes are shiny and smooth with many small …

Roma tomatoes are egg- or pear-shaped and red when fully ripe. They have few seeds and are a good canning and sauce tomato. While Roma is an open-pollinated variety, in general it is not …

Mar 26, 2025 · Tomato, flowering plant of the nightshade family, cultivated extensively for its edible fruits. The fruits are commonly eaten raw, served as a cooked vegetable, used as an …

Tomatoes: whole, halved vertically and halved horizontally. The tomato (tomato (GB) tomato (US)) is the edible berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, [1] [2] commonly known as the …

Jul 25, 2020 · Today, the tomato is not only the most popular garden vegetable in the U.S. but is cultivated in nearly every country around the planet with a sufficient growing season. Some …

Aug 18, 2023 · The origin of tomatoes can be traced back to ancient Mesoamerica and the region of modern-day Mexico where it was first cultivated by indigenous peoples living here, such as …

Apr 2, 2025 · tomato (countable and uncountable, plural tomatoes) A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated …

May 29, 2018 · No food straddles the line between fruit and vegetable more famously than the tomato. And while your elementary-school teacher or know-it-all friend may have informed you …