A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, of the nightshade family.

• Grown for its edible fruit in gardens and farms.

The edible, usually red fruit of the tomato plant.

• Used as a vegetable in cooking, raw or cooked.

A bright red color like that of a ripe tomato.

Of a bright red color like a ripe tomato.

To throw tomatoes at a performer or person.

To add tomatoes to a dish or recipe.