to·ma·to
Pronunciation: \tə-ˈmā-(ˌ)tō; chiefly British, eNewEng, neVirginia, and sometimes elsewhere in cultivated speech -ˈmä-; chiefly Northern -ˈma-\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural to·ma·toes
Etymology: alteration of earlier tomate, from Spanish, from Nahuatl tomatl
Date: 1604
1: the usually large rounded typically red or yellow pulpy berry of an herb (genus Lycopersicon) native to South America
2: a plant that produces tomatoes ; especially : one (Lycopersicon esculentum syn. L. lycopersicum) that is a tender perennial widely cultivated as an annual for its edible fruit
These are the varieties we have going for 2009. Tomato plants should be available for purchase mid-April, with the hope of Market Fresh Tomatoes by July 4th.
