Eggplant Common

Eggplant has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

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

"The chef sliced the glossy, deep-purple eggplant into thin rounds for the grilling recipe."

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

"The local farmer proudly showed off his prize-winning eggplant, noting how the hairy upright herb thrived despite being originally from Southeast Asia."

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The plant Solanum melongena.

"The gardener carefully pruned the eggplant to encourage more fruit production on the Solanum melongena vines."