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tomato [noun]
US /təˈmeɪ.t̬oʊ/ 
UK /təˈmɑː.təʊ/ 
Example: 

What are the benefits of eating raw tomatoes?

Oxford Essential Dictionary

tomato

 noun (plural tomatoes)
a soft red fruit that you cook or eat cold in salads:
tomato soup

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

tomato

tomato S2 /təˈmɑːtəʊ $ -ˈmeɪtoʊ/ BrE AmE noun (plural tomatoes) [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Spanish; Origin: tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl]

a round soft red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tomato

 

to·mato [tomato tomatoes]   [təˈmɑːtəʊ]    [təˈmeɪtoʊ]  noun

countable, uncountable (pl. to·matoes)
a soft fruit with a lot of juice and shiny red skin that is eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked
a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich
sliced tomatoes
tomato plants  
Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from French, Spanish, or Portuguese tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl.  
Example Bank:

Demonstrators threw rotten tomatoes at the car.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

tomato     / təmɑ.təʊ /      / -meɪ.t̬oʊ /   noun   [ C  or  U ]   ( plural   tomatoes ) 
  
tomato     A1     a round, red, sharp-tasting fruit with a lot of seeds, eaten cooked or uncooked as a vegetable, for example in salads or sauces 
  
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

tomato

[təmɑ͟ːtoʊ, AM -me͟ɪ-]
 tomatoes
 N-VAR
 Tomatoes are small, soft, red fruit that you can eat raw in salads or cooked as a vegetable.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tomato

tomato/təˈmɑː.təʊ/ US /-ˈmeɪ.ţoʊ/
noun [C or U] plural tomatoes
a round red sharp-tasting fruit with a lot of seeds which is eaten cooked or raw as a savoury food.