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GARDEN EGGPLANT [1 record]

Record 1 2003-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Vegetable Crop Production
DEF

A blackish-purple fruit from the perennial plant (Solanum melongena) eaten as a vegetable.

OBS

Native to the East Indies.

OBS

Family Solanacea.

OBS

brinjal: Name used in India and Africa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Production légumière
DEF

Fruit oblong et violacé [...] consommé comme légume.

OBS

Sa peau lisse et brillante, d'un violet plus ou moins foncé [...] recouvre une chair claire et ferme.

OBS

Famille des solanacées.

OBS

brinjal : Nom indien.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Producción hortícola
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