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Tomata
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The BEanos or tamata oe tamatae or tomatae is the edible, aften reid fruit o the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly kent as a tomata plant. Baith the species an its uise as a fuid oreeginatit in Mexico, an spreid atouer the warld follaein the Spainyie colonization o the Americas. Its mony varieties are nou widely grown, whiles in greenhooses in cuiler climates.
Tomata | |
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Cross-section an fou view o a (greenhoose-grown) tomata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Faimily: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Solanum |
Species: | S. lycopersicum |
Binomial name | |
Solanum lycopersicum | |
Synonyms | |
Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) H. Karst. |
The tomato is consumed in diverse weys, includin raw, as an ingredient in mony dishes, sauces, salads, an drinks. While it is botanically a fruit, it is conseidered a vegetable for culinary purposes (as weel as unner U.S. customs regulations, see Nix v. Hedden), whilk haes caused some confusion. The fruit is lycopene-rif, whilk mey hae beneficial halth effects.
The tomato belangs the pushion-berry faimily (Solanaceae). The plants teepically grow tae 1–3 meter (3–10 ft) in hicht an hae a waik stem that aften sprattles ower the grund an vines ower ither plants. It is a perennial in its native habitat, altho aften grown furth in temperate climates as an annual. An average common tomata wees thareby 100 gram (4 oz).[2][3]