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Definition of Eggplant

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

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

Definition of Eggplant

1. n. A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple.

Definition of Eggplant

1. Noun. ''Solanum melongena'' ¹

2. Noun. Aubergine, the edible fruit of the ''Solanum melongena''. ¹

3. Noun. A dark purple color. ¹

4. Noun. (slang derogatory offensive) A black person (context: used mainly by Italian-Americans). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eggplant

1. a perennial herb yielding edible fruit [n -S]

Medical Definition of Eggplant

1. A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eggplant

eggily egginess egging egging on eggings eggler egglers eggless egglessness eggletonite

egglike eggnog eggnogs eggplant (current term) eggplant bush eggplants eggroll eggrolls eggs eggs Benedict

eggs on eggsalad eggsalads eggshake eggshaped eggshell eggshell blue eggshell calcification

Literary usage of Eggplant

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

1. Report by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Botanical Dept (1908)
"Ivory' eggplant is very prolific, of good size and most desirable for table ... (6) "The eggplant was quite productive, with fruits very uniform in size and ..."

2. Lost Crops of Africa: Volume Ii: Vegetables by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"Lacking in nutritional quality, high monetary return, or even flavor, the eggplant has in some strange way insinuated itself into myriad local specialties. ..."

3. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... Oysters—Boiled eggplant—eggplant in Creole Fashion—Fried eggplant—Stuffed eggplant—Greens— Kale—To Cook Kohlrabi—Stewed Mushrooms—Mushrooms Stuffed with ..."

4. Fungous Diseases of Plants: With Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"A comparative study of the spore forms indicates that the disease upon sweet potato and eggplant is produced by the same fungus. ..."

5. The Picayune Creole Cook Book (1922)
"Cut the eggplant in two pieces, and put to boil in cold water for about half an ... Then scoop out carefully the soft meat of the eggplant, and leave the ..."

6. Putnam's Vegetable Book by Mae Savell Croy (1917)
"eggplant The eggplant requires a warm, loamy soil and a long warm season to be grown to the ... Fresh stable manure should never be applied to eggplant. ..."

7. Mrs. Scott's North American Seasonal Cook Book: Spring, Summer, Autumn and by Anna B. (Storck) Scott (1921)
"Put the drippings into frying pan; add the onion, mashed eggplant and dry ... Wash and pare the eggplant, cut in halves, remove center, leaving shell y2 ..."

8. How to Cook Vegetables by Olive Green (1909)
"BROILED eggplant—I Peel and cut into thin slices and soak for an hour in cold ... BROILED eggplant—II Chop fine a small onion and two beans of garlic. ..."

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