Internet Colors - Set of 1035 Eggplant Color 323 - #614051
The nightshade known in North America as the eggplant, Solanum melongena, is a
species of flowering plant known in French and British English as the
aubergine. Also known as the brinjal, brinjal eggplant, melongene, or guinea
squash, it is a member of the family Solanaceae. It bears a fruit of the same
name, eggplant or aubergine, widely used in cooking, most notably moussaka and
ratatouille. As a member of the genus Solanum, it is related to both the tomato
and the potato. It was domesticated in India from the wild nightshade, the
thorn or bitter apple, S. incanum.
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Shown is a whole eggplant and one which has been sliced | |
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