eggplant
playDefinition of eggplant
1 a : a widely cultivated perennial Asian herb (Solanum melongena) of the nightshade family yielding edible fruit b : the usually smooth ovoid typically blackish-purple or white fruit of the eggplant
2 : a dark grayish or blackish purple
1767
First Known Use of eggplant
1767
EGGPLANT Defined for Kids
eggplant
playDefinition of eggplant for Students
: an oval vegetable with a usually glossy purplish skin and white flesh
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