eggplant has definitions from the fields of chemistry,food,botany
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

Synonyms

mad_apple aubergine

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

It is thick , much like an egg_plant 's skin , so that poison sprays , if they are used , present no hazard to the consumer .

Related terms

solanaceous_vegetable

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[ noun ] (botany) hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable

Related terms

herb Solanum

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