tomatillo vs. tomato

tomatillo

[ toh-muh-tee-oh, -teel-yoh ]show ipa

noun,

1. a plant, Physalis ixocarpa, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico, having yellow flowers with five blackish spots in the throat and bluish, sticky berries in a purple-veined calyx.

tomato

[ tuh-mey-toh, -mah- ]show ipa

noun,

1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico and Central and South America, especially the widely cultivated species L. lycopersicum, bearing a mildly acid, pulpy, usually red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.
2. the fruit itself.
3. a girl or woman.