English > garden egg: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable. |
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Synonyms | eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, mad apple, Solanum melongena |
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Member of | Solanum, genus Solanum | type genus of the Solanaceae |
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Parts | eggplant, aubergine, mad apple | egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow |
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Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
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Spanish | berenjena, solanum melongena |
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Catalan | albergínia, alberginiera, solanum melongena, Solanum melongena |
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