eggplant
noun
egg·plant
ˈeg-ˌplant 
ˈāg-
1
a
: a widely cultivated perennial Asian herb (Solanum melongena) of the nightshade family yielding edible fruit
b
: the usually smooth ovoid typically blackish-purple or white fruit of the eggplant
2
: a dark grayish or blackish purple
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Offerings include a raw bar and seafood station, roasted prime rib, mascarpone whipped potato, baked eggplant, crispy duck confit and baked oyster Rockefeller.
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Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
This is a cookbook that captures the appetites and hunger of young Europeans who love a good Parisian brunch café, reflected in a recipe for a gooey, open-faced croque madame that swaps out ham for eggplant, but also retreats into the familiarity of pickles and dill, cornerstones of Polish cuisine.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Their fresh sorrentinos come with fillings like spinach and ricotta, ham and mozzarella, or eggplant and basil, and are paired with a choice of over 14 homemade sauces.
—Allie Lazar, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024
My husband's getting eggplants and bananas on his Instagram.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
This is a cookbook that captures the appetites and hunger of young Europeans who love a good Parisian brunch café, reflected in a recipe for a gooey, open-faced croque madame that swaps out ham for eggplant, but also retreats into the familiarity of pickles and dill, cornerstones of Polish cuisine.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Their fresh sorrentinos come with fillings like spinach and ricotta, ham and mozzarella, or eggplant and basil, and are paired with a choice of over 14 homemade sauces.
—Allie Lazar, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024
My husband's getting eggplants and bananas on his Instagram.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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eggplant
noun
egg·plant
-ˌplant
1
: a widely cultivated herb that is related to the potato and yields edible fruit
2
: the usually glossy blackish purple egg-shaped fruit of an eggplant
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