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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

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01 n. The eggplant bush (Solanum melongena). See Eggplant.
  1. 1.
    The eggplant bush (Solanum melongena). See Eggplant.(Bot.) See: Eggplant
  2. 2.
    The fruit of the eggplant bush, a large egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow.
Syn. eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, Solanum melongena. — Syn. -- eggplant, aubergine.