Eggplant

['egplɑːnt] or ['ɛɡplænt]

Definition

(noun.) egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow.

(noun.) hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable.

Typist: Mabel--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple.

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