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eggplant definition

egg·plant (-plant′)

noun

  1. a perennial plant (Solanum melongena) of the nightshade family, with large, ovoid, usually purple-skinned fruits that are eaten as a vegetable
  2. the fruit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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