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Th t m t the edible b rr f th l nt S l num lycopersicum, mm nl known a tomato l nt. The originated n w t rn South America nd Central Am r . Th Nahuatl (the l ngu g u d by th Aztecs) w rd tomatl gave rise t th Spanish w rd t m t , fr m wh h the English word t m t derived. It d m t t n nd use as a cultivated f d m h v r g n t d w th th nd g n u l f Mexico. Th Aztecs u d t m t n their k ng t th t m f th Spanish conquest of th Azt Em r , nd ft r the Spanish encountered th t m t f r the first t m ft r their nt t with the Aztecs, they br ught th l nt to Europe. Fr m th r , the t m t w ntr du d to th r rt of th Eur n- l n z d world during the 16th ntur . T m t r a significant source f umami fl v r.Th t m t is n um d n d v r ways, r w r cooked, n m n d h , sauces, l d , nd dr nk . Wh l t m t are fru t b t n ll classified berries they are commonly used as a v g t bl ngr d nt r d d h. Num r u v r t f th t m t l nt r w d l gr wn n t m r t l m t across th world, w th gr nh u allowing f r th production f tomatoes throughout ll n of th r. T m t plants typically grow t 1-3 meters (3-10 ft) n height. Th r vines that h v a w k t m that r wl nd t ll needs u rt. Indeterminate t m t l nt r r nn l n th r n t v habitat, but r ult v t d as nnu l . (D t rm n t , r bu h, l nt are nnu l th t t gr w ng at a certain height and r du a crop ll t once.) The z of th tomato varies rd ng t th cultivar, with a range of 1-10 cm (1/2-4 n) n width. Botanically, a t m t a fru t b rr , consisting f th v r , t g th r with t seeds, of a fl w r ng l nt. H w v r, the t m t n d r d a culinary v g t bl because it h a much l w r ug r nt nt th n culinary fru t ; t typically rv d as part of a l d or m n course of a meal, r th r th n as a d rt. T m t r n t th nl f d ur w th th mb gu t ; b ll r , cucumbers, green beans, gg l nt , avocados, and squashes f all k nd ( u h as zu h n nd um k n ) are all botanically fruit, t k d as v g t bl . Th h led to legal d ut n th Un t d St t . In 1887, U.S. t r ff l w th t m d a dut on v g t bl , but n t n fru t, caused the t m t ' t tu t become a m tt r f l g l m rt n . Th U.S. Supreme Court ttl d th controversy on May 10, 1893, b declaring th t th t m t is a vegetable, b d n the popular d f n t n th t l f v g t bl by u they r g n r ll rv d w th d nn r and n t d rt (Nix v. Hedden (149 U.S. 304)). The holding f this l only t th interpretation f the T r ff of 1883, nd th court d d n t ur rt t r l f the tomato f r b t n l or other ur .

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