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aubergine Definition


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aubergine
noun
    1. A bushy perennial plant with large leaves and funnel-shaped violet flowers, widely cultivated for its edible fruit.
    2. The large cylindrical or egg-shaped edible fruit of this plant, with a smooth skin that is usually deep purple in colour, eaten as a vegetable, especially in moussaka and ratatouille. N Amer & Austral equivalent egg-plant.
    3. A deep purple colour.
adj
    1. Deep purple in colour.
Etymology: 18c.



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