- An Indian plant (Solanum melongena var. esculenta) cultivated for its large edible, ovoid, glossy, usually purple-skinned fruit.
- The fruit of this plant. Also called aubergine, melongene.
- A blackish purple color like the typical skin of this fruit.
While vaguely egg shaped, this fruit is obviously not an egg.
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