tomatoe

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A form of tomato — A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

nountomatoe (plural tomatoes)

plural tomatoes

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of tomato.

    Wrap each tomatoe separately in paper, and pack tight so that it will not be possible for them to shake in the box.

    1883, The Bermuda Pocket Almanack: Guide and Directory, for the Year ... 1883 ..., Printed at the office of the "Royal gazette,", page 87
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    The tomatoe plant is a native of the tropical parts of our continent, but will flourish in our latitude on a good soil with very little expense of time and labor.

    1839, The Southern Agriculturist and Register of Rural Affairs: Adapted to the Southern Section of the United States, Volume 12, page 274

    It is the pleasant acid in the tomatoe which makes it healthful as a blood purifier; so pleasant it is, that large quantities can be taken without oppressing the system.

    1868, William Whitty Hall (M.D.), Hall's Health Tracts, page 277

    The following tables show the imports of canned tomatoes and tomatoe paste to the United States during October and during the first ten months of 1928, compared with imports for the same periods of 1927.

    1928, United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Foodstuffs Round the World: canned and dried foods
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