| NOUN | plant | Solanum melongena, eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple | 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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| Meaning | 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, garden egg, mad apple | |
| Member of | Solanum, genus Solanum | type genus of the Solanaceae |
| Parts | eggplant, aubergine, mad apple | egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | berenjena, solanum melongena | |
| Catalan | albergínia, alberginiera, solanum melongena, Solanum melongena | |
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