Meaning of EGGPLANT
| Pronunciation: | | 'eg`plant
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- [n] egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
- [n] hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
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| | Synonyms: | | aubergine, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, mad apple, Solanum melongena |
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| | See Also: | | brinjal, eggplant, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, genus Solanum, herb, herbaceous plant, solanaceous vegetable, Solanum, Solanum melongena | |
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| | Definition: | | \Egg"plant`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant ({Solanum Melongena}), of East Indian origin, allied
to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit,
shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple.
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