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eggplant

eggp·lant

UK/ˈɛɡ.plænt/ US/-plɑːnt/ uncommon slang us

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Origin

From egg + plant, originally applied only to the white-colored, egg-shaped variety. Compare Dutch and Afrikaans eierplant (“eggplant”), German Eierpflanze (“eggplant”), Swedish äggplanta (“eggplant”). Compare also Afrikaans eiervrug (“eggplant”, literally “egg-fruit”), Icelandic eggaldin (“eggplant”, literally “egg-fruit”).

Phrases

  • Eggplant mosaic virus
  • Ethiopian eggplant
  • pea eggplant
  • scarlet eggplant
  • wild eggplant

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