eggplant

[ eg-plant, -plahnt ]

/ ˈɛgˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt /

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noun

a plant, Solanum melongena esculentum, of the nightshade family, cultivated for its edible, dark-purple or occasionally white or yellow fruit.

the fruit of this plant used as a table vegetable.

a blackish purple color; aubergine.

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Origin of eggplant

First recorded in 1760–70; egg¹ + plant

Words nearby eggplant

Eggleston, egg membrane, eggnog, egg on, egg on one's face, have, eggplant, egg roll, egg rolling, egg sac, eggs Benedict, egg-shaped

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The waxen gentleman looked a trifle more intelligent than an eggplant.
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When the whole is thoroughly blended, pack it into the shell of the eggplant and place in the oven.
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Add another 1/4 cupful of crumbs and the remaining eggplant, dot again with butter, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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British Dictionary definitions for eggplant

eggplant

/ (ˈɛɡˌplɑːnt) /

noun

a tropical Old World solanaceous plant, Solanum melongena, widely cultivated for its egg-shaped typically dark purple fruit

the fruit of this plant, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable

Also called: aubergine

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