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Eggplant   /ˈɛgplˌænt/   Listen
noun
egg-plant, eggplant  n.  
1.
(Bot.) A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, glossy, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. It is widely cultivated for its fruit, commonly eaten as a vegetable.
Synonyms: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena.
2.
The fruit of the eggplant 1.





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"Eggplant" Quotes from Famous Books



... an eggplant and cut it into six slices each half an inch thick. Put them into a dish and season with salt and pepper and pour over them one tablespoon of sweet oil. Mix well and arrange the slices of the eggplant on a broiler and broil on each ...
— Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus • Rufus Estes
... addition, an increasingly large number of cruise ships visit the islands. The traditionally important sugarcane crop is slowly being replaced by other crops, such as bananas (which now supply about 50% of export earnings), eggplant, and flowers. Other vegetables and root crops are cultivated for local consumption, although Guadeloupe is still dependent on imported food, which comes mainly from France. Light industry consists mostly of sugar and rum production. Most manufactured goods and fuel are imported. ...
— The 1991 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... vegetables for their own use, and Hiram had followed her wishes. When the earth in the boxes had warmed up for several days he put in the long-germinating seeds, like tomato, onions, the salads, leek, celery, pepper, eggplant, and some beet seed to transplant for the early garden. It was too early yet to ...
— Hiram The Young Farmer • Burbank L. Todd


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