Solanum melongena

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Noun

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Solanum melongena - hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetableaubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, eggplanteggplant, mad apple, aubergine - egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellowherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Solanum, Solanum - type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet