tomato plant
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- noun
- /təˈmeɪtoʊ plænt/
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planta de tomate
- In my backyard, I have several tomato plants that produce delicious red fruit each summer.
Nice rungs for that tomato plant to hang on.
- Nice rungs for that tomato plant to hang on.
- For most people, the easiest plant to grow is a tomato plant.
- She grows all of her own food in coffee cans, so she grows little tomato plants.
Examples
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My mother told Vivianne that she should start her tomato plants under grow lights.
Fiction book (1992) -
Through the window, I see Miss Gussie in her garden, tying up a tomato plant with string.
Fiction book (1990) -
Did you know you left your tomato plant down here last night?
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Is that a tomato plant?
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Oh, the tomato plant fell over!
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Like most plants in wooden boxes, I got my first tomato plant recently and have much to learn.
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You guys, all of those are from one tomato plant, this one plant right here that still has a ton of fruit on them.
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OK, so now you have your tomato plant you've chosen.
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We walked along the patches, admiring tomato plants and eggplants that were growing fairly well.
Fiction book (1996) -
Kris, on her knees in the garden, weeded around new tomato plants and among a cluster of nearly mature peas.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
A plant that grows the tomatoes we eat
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a plant that produces tomatoes' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'tomato' (the fruit) with 'plant' (a living organism), following the common noun + noun compound pattern where the first noun specifies the type of the second. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and immediately predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Tomato plant is a simple name made from tomato + plant. It paints a picture of a bush or vine with bright red fruits hanging from its stems, so it means the plant that produces 'tomatoes'.