aubergine

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The fruit of Solanum melongena, a native of south east Asia, widely cultivated and eaten as a vegetable, also known as egg-plant and (in west Africa) field egg. Half a medium-sized aubergine (140 g) is a source of folate and vitamin C; provides 2.8 g of dietary fibre; supplies 20 kcal (85 kJ).

[oh-behr-ZHEEN] French for "eggplant".

solanum melongena.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
  Synonyms: eggplant, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena

Meaning #2: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
  Synonyms: eggplant, mad apple

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - aubergine

Nederlands (Dutch)
aubergine

Français (French)
n. - aubergine

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aubergine, Eierfrucht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) μελιτζάνα

Italiano (Italian)
melanzana

Português (Portuguese)
n. - berinjela (f) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
баклажан

Español (Spanish)
n. - berenjena

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - aubergine

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
茄子, 紫红色

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 茄子, 紫紅色

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가지[의 열매], 자주빛

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ナス, なす色

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) باذنجان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חציל, הצבע הסגול-כהה של החציל‬

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