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eggplant
(egplɑːnt, -plænt)
Word forms: plural eggplants
variable noun
An eggplant is a vegetable with a smooth, dark purple skin.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use aubergineeggplant in British English
(ˈɛɡˌplɑːnt)
noun
Also called: aubergine1.
a tropical Old World solanaceous plant, Solanum melongena, widely cultivated for its egg-shaped typically dark purple fruit
2.
the fruit of this plant, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable
eggplant in American English
(ˈɛgˌplænt)
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
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Chinese translation of 'eggplant'
eggplant
(ˈɛɡplɑːnt) (US)
n (c/u)
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茄子
(qiézi) (个(個), gè)英 = aubergine
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