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Eggplant, Solanum melongena L., is a popular vegetable crop grown in the subtropics and tropics. It is called brinjal in India and auberginein Europe. The name "eggplant" derives from the shape of the fruit of some varieties, which are white and shaped similarly to chicken eggs.

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