eggplant

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Specific foods such as eggplant, the spices and mixtures, savory seasonings, chickpeas, an affinity for sweetness, and even the manner of preparation were all open to the inference that the accused was practicing his or her former religious faith.

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  1. noun An Indian plant (Solanum melongena var. esculenta) cultivated for its large edible, ovoid, glossy, usually purple-skinned fruit.
  2. noun The fruit of this plant. Also called aubergine, melongene.
  3. noun A blackish purple.

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  • I finished chewing and swallowing a delicious mouthful of garlic eggplant, then conducted my agent to a chair, brought him some Kleenex and a glass of water, and patted his back until he regained his composure. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 06 - June 2002
  • Specific foods such as eggplant, the spices and mixtures, savory seasonings, chickpeas, an affinity for sweetness, and even the manner of preparation were all open to the inference that the accused was practicing his or her former religious faith. —  Hungry Magazine
  • The government's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has cleared the commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) brinjal (eggplant, aubergine or baingan, known variously as vanga, vangi and begun). —  rediff.com
  • The flowers that bud from the eggplant are violet and white. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • Because the eggplant is baked in the oven, rather than fried, it's lighter than most eggplant Parmesan recipes. —  BellaOnline - The Voice of Women
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