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Tomato vs Lemongrass - What's the difference?

tomato | lemongrass |

As nouns the difference between tomato and lemongrass

is that tomato is tomato while lemongrass is one of various species of grass of the genus cymbopogon , which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used as herbs.

tomato

English

(wikipedia tomato)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum , having edible fruit
  • The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture
  • * Note: The US Supreme Court in Nix v. Hedden (1893) ruled that a tomato is a vegetable.
  • A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.
  • (slang) A desirable-looking woman.
  • Lookit the legs on that hot tomato !
  • (slang) A stupid act or person.
  • Synonyms

    * * (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    {{der3, beef tomato , cherry tomato , plum tomato , tomato can , tomato juice , tomato paste , , tomato sauce , tomato soup , }}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to pelt with tomatoes
  • to add tomatoes to (a dish)
  • English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    lemongrass

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon , which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used as herbs.
  • (colloquial, US) Sourgrass, .
  • See also

    * sourgrass * citronella grass

    See also

    * citronella * (Cymbopogon) * (Cymbopogon)