eggplant

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
noun hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable

From egg + plant, originally applied only to the white-colored, egg-shaped variety.

From our houses would go the sewing machine, the daily newspaper, gas, running water; and from our tables, the tomato, the cauliflower, the eggplant, and many varieties of summer fruits. — A School History of the United States, John Bach McMaster

aubergine, mad apple

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