Defenition of the word eggplant
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Defenition of the word eggplant
- Violet oval-shaped vegetable, the fruit of Solanum melongena.
- An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit.
- hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
- egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
Synonyms for the word eggplant
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- aubergine
- brinjal
- eggplant bush
- garden egg
- mad apple
- Solanum melongena
Meronymys for the word eggplant
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- aubergine
- brinjal
- eggplant
- eggplant bush
- garden egg
- genus Solanum
- mad apple
- Solanum
- Solanum melongena
Hypernyms for the word eggplant
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- herb
- herbaceous plant
- solanaceous vegetable
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