[ a short mlm story about a transmigrator who loves plants, and the novel's villain. ] Tomato (noun) [ to·ma·to tə-ˈmā-(ˌ)tō ] : the usually large, rounded, edible, pulpy berry of an herb (genus Solanum) of the nightshade family native to South America that is typically red but may be yellow, orange, green, or purplish in color and is eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.