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noun

egg-plant, eggplant n.

(Bot.) A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, glossy, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. It is widely cultivated for its fruit, commonly eaten as a vegetable.

Synonyms: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena.

The fruit of the eggplant 1.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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