Meaning Of The Word Eggplant

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Eggplant Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Eggplant?

eggplant
variable noun: An eggplant is a vegetable with a smooth, dark purple skin.

eggplant in American English
a perennial plant (Solanum melongena) of the nightshade family, with large, ovoid, usually purple-skinned fruits that are eaten as a vegetable
noun: a plant, Solanum melongena esculentum, of the nightshade family, cultivated for its edible, dark-purple or occasionally white or yellow fruit

eggplant in British English
noun: a tropical Old World solanaceous plant, Solanum melongena, widely cultivated for its egg-shaped typically dark purple fruit

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