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pomato

UK/pəˈmeɪtəʊ/US/pəˈmeɪtoʊ/

pomato noun: a plant produced by grafting a tomato plant and a potato plant, producing cherry tomatoes on the vine and potatoes under the ground.

Noun

pomato (plural pomatoes)

  1. A plant produced by grafting a tomato plant and a potato plant, producing cherry tomatoes on the vine and potatoes under the ground.
    • Combinations such as "pomatoes" do not have commercial value now, but investigators hope that closer crosses may.[1983, Water-related Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture in U.S. Arid/semiarid Lands
    • The pomato is a plant that grows cherry tomatoes on its vine and potatoes in the soil.2026 August 21, Popkin, “A single plant can grow tomatoes on top and potatoes below”, in BoingBoing, retrieved 21 Aug 2026
    Synonyms:
    potomato, topato, tomtato

Synonyms of pomato

Forms of pomato

pluralpomatoes

Origin of pomato

Blend of potato + tomato.

Words that rhyme with pomato

Questions about pomato

What does pomato mean?
Pomato means a plant produced by grafting a tomato plant and a potato plant, producing cherry tomatoes on the vine and potatoes under the ground.
What part of speech is pomato?
Pomato is a noun.
How do you pronounce pomato?
Pomato is pronounced /pəˈmeɪtəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of pomato?
The plural of pomato is pomatoes.

Words near pomato in the dictionary

  1. pomatiid
  2. pomatiids
  3. pomating
  4. pomatiopsid
  5. pomatiopsids
  6. pomato
  7. pomatoes
  8. pomatomid
  9. pomatomids
  10. pomatorhine
  11. pomatorhine skua

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