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aubergine
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aubergine, n.
1 a tropical plant, Solanum melongena, having erect or spreading branches bearing white or purple egg-shaped fruit.
2 this fruit eaten as a vegetable. Also called EGGPLANT.
3 the dark purple colour of this fruit.
1 a tropical plant, Solanum melongena, having erect or spreading branches bearing white or purple egg-shaped fruit.
2 this fruit eaten as a vegetable. Also called EGGPLANT.
3 the dark purple colour of this fruit.
Etymology
F f. Cat. alberginia f. Arab. al-badinjan f. Pers. badingan f. Skr. vatimgana
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