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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Mornings begin at your own pace with homemade granola and shakshuka before heartier lunches and dinners of chicken tagine, lamb kebabs and roasted eggplant with colourful zesty salads mostly plucked from the on-site vegetable garden.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Avoid planting potatoes in the same location where potatoes and other members of the nightshade family (tomatoes, eggplants, peppers) were grown for the past three years.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
There is basic pizza with toppings and also a variety of specialty pizzas, such as the Carnivore featuring meatballs, sausage, bacon, pepperoni, mozzarella, and sauce, and the Verdura, featuring spinach, peppers, onions, mushrooms, eggplant, mozzarella and sauce.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Start tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, onions, cauliflower, and celery indoors 8–12 weeks before your last frost.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Avoid planting potatoes in the same location where potatoes and other members of the nightshade family (tomatoes, eggplants, peppers) were grown for the past three years.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
There is basic pizza with toppings and also a variety of specialty pizzas, such as the Carnivore featuring meatballs, sausage, bacon, pepperoni, mozzarella, and sauce, and the Verdura, featuring spinach, peppers, onions, mushrooms, eggplant, mozzarella and sauce.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Start tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, onions, cauliflower, and celery indoors 8–12 weeks before your last frost.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Eggplant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eggplant. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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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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