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Definition of Aubergine

1. Noun. Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable.

2. Noun. Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow.

Definition of Aubergine

1. Noun. (British) an Asian plant, ''Solanum melongena'', cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit ¹

2. Noun. (British) the fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable ¹

3. Noun. a dark purple colour; eggplant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aubergine

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aubergine

au fond au go-go au gratin au jus au naturel au naturel(p) au pair au pair girl au pairs au revoir

aua aubade aubades auberge auberges aubergine (current term) aubergines aubertite aubretia aubretias

aubrieta aubrietas aubrietia aubrietias aubrite aubrites auburn auburns auceps aucepses

Literary usage of Aubergine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rambles on the Riviera by Eduard Strasburger (1906)
"aubergine is the most commonly grown in Italy: but yellow and white varieties are also cultivated. These fruits, when cooked, are often used to garnish ..."

2. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science, Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1866)
"AUBE VIGNE, (nube,, 'white,' and vigne, 1 vine,') Clematis vitalba. aubergine, Solanum .... aubergine ..."

3. Leaves from Our Tuscan Kitchen: Or, How to Cook Vegetables by Janet Ross (1900)
"Bgg-Plant {aubergine) 'Farcite.' Cut each egg-plant into four, leaving the peel on. Make four cuts in each piece and fry in boiling fat for one minute. ..."

4. Leaves from Our Tuscan Kitchen: Or, How to Cook Vegetables by Janet Ross (1903)
"... and two tablespoonfuls of cream. Cook again for three or four minutes, but do not let it boil, and serve hot. €gg-Plant (aubergine) ..."

5. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1857)
"Fruit of the purple Egg Plant, called aubergine, were on sale for culinary purposes, and the seeds of Haricot Beans, about three parts grown, were exposed ..."

6. The Belgian Cook-book by Brian Luck (1915)
"aubergine or Egg Plant This purple fruit is, like the tomato, always cooked as a vegetable. It is like the brinjal of the East. It is hardly necessary to ..."

7. May Byron's Vegetable Book: Containing Over 750 Recipes for the Cooking and by May Clarissa Gillington Byron (1916)
"EGG-PLANT OR aubergine NOTE.—Although this curious plant, which is of the Solanum or potato tribe, has been known to English gardeners for at least three ..."

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