Because it would be pronounced differently. (Toh-may-to)=(Toh-may-toes)
Tomato is singular and tomatoes are pluralTotoma
Yes. They are the same word, so they will ryhme.
Over the years it was found that when a tomato is red and ripe it was already too ripe to withstand the pressures of uneven roads plus weight pressures of tomatoes from the top. So it was found that...
They flower and then the flower dies off to be replaced by the fruit (the tomato).
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