eggplant
noun
a plant, Solanum melongena esculentum, of the nightshade family, cultivated for its edible, dark-purple or occasionally white or yellow fruit.
eggplants
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pluralof eggplant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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My last meal would be: a Mediterranean- and Turkish-infused dish, like meatballs with eggplants and artichokes in good olive oil and some rice on the side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
A short distance away from Al-Louh, a group of farmers was harvesting eggplants even though they were still unripe, knowing they probably wouldn’t get another chance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
"It could see that I had tomatoes out, some cucumbers and eggplants laid out on the floor," Yuriy said.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The team experimented first with adding visual cues like googly eyes on irregular-looking eggplants, showing study participants pictures of normal or abnormal eggplants, either with or without googly eyes.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024
I embroidered vegetable stalls with purple eggplants and green melons.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
