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Noun
/ˈōbərˌZHēn/,
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aubergines, plural;
  1. A dark purple color like that of eggplant

  1. eggplant: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
  2. eggplant: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
  3. The eggplant, aubergine, melongene, brinjal, or guinea squash (Solanum melongena) is a plant of the family Solanaceae (also known as the nightshades) and genus Solanum. It bears a fruit of the same name, commonly used as a vegetable in cooking. ...
  4. Eggplant is a dark purple or brownish-purple color that resembles the color of the outer skin of European eggplants. Another name for the color eggplant is aubergine (the French and British English word for eggplant).
  5. an Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; the fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable; a dark purple colour; eggplant
  6. (Aubergines) Common European name for the vegetable the English called “eggplant”, because the original vegetable was the size, shape and color of an egg.
  7. Belongs to the tomato family and is native to tropical Asia. The most common variety is the large, oval-shaped and purple in color. White, mauve, and green varities are also occasionally availbale. Miniature varieties are also available. The flesh is white and spongy, but discolours when cut. ...
  8. The British word for eggplant. Aubergine is a French word, which came into French from the Catalan albergina, which itself came from the Arabic al-bethinjan. So why do Americans and Australians call it an “eggplant”? It’s a bit of a mystery – a surprisingly deep mystery, in fact. ...
  9. An elongated oval, purple in color vegetable. Also known as eggplant
  10. eggplant, bringal; also, a dark purplish colour
  11. The North American word for aubergine is eggplant. While there are many varieties grown in Asian, the term Chinese eggplant refers to the narrow, purple variety that can be streaked with white (it looks somewhat like a purple zucchini). ...
  12. n. Not being very culinary-minded, I don't even know what one of these looks like but for what it's worth, we on this side of the Atlantic know as aubergines what North Americans will recognise as egg-plants.
  13. Known in Australia as an eggplant.  It can be cooked in any way but often more likely found in Mediterranean, Indian or Arabic dishes.
  14. The eggplant or aubergine is mentioned in very early Sanskrit texts and may have been a native of India. The plant came to Europe via the Arab world during the Middle Ages and is now grown in warm climates everywhere. ...
  15. from الباذنجان al-bādhinjān, ultimately from Persian bâdinjân.
  16. The most common type of aubergine, also known as eggplant, is fairly large, an elongated oval shape and purple in colour. Others are white, mauve and green, some even striped. Aubergines are available for most of the year. Look for a firm, bright, shiny skin and a green, fresh-looking stalk end. ...
  17. (o-ber-jean) n. 1. Eggplant.
  18. reddish brown.(1892)