Tomato
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- Tomato is the edible and (typically) red fruit of the tomato plant (scientific name: Solanum lycopersicum)
- The Nahuatl word 'tomatl' (used by the Aztecs) gave rise to the Spanish 'tomate', from which the English 'tomato' is derived
- The domestication and use of the tomato plant as cultivated food may have originated with the indigenous people of Mexico
- Tomatoes are a significant source of umami flavour

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