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.
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"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 tomatoes were great this year — the cherry tomatoes were unbelievable — and we had great eggplants, bell peppers and jalapeno peppers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
Right now, my favorite thing would be eggplants, with a little miso, served with ricotta, tomatoes and shio kombu.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2024
These discoveries are helping scientists to better understand the resilience and evolutionary story of Solanaceae, or nightshades, a sprawling family of plants that includes tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes, peppers, tobacco and petunias.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
You can see a stack of ears next to the eggplants, onions, apples, bananas, and potatoes.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
