The Eggplant aubergine, melongene,
brinjal or guinea squash (Solanum melongena) is a plant of the family
Solanaceae (also known as the nightshades) and genus Solanum. It bears a
fruit of the same name, commonly used in cooking. As a nightshade, it
is closely related to the tomato and potato. It is native to India. It
grows 40 to 150 cm (16 to 57 in) tall, with large coarsely lobed leaves
that are 10 to 20 cm (4–8 in) long and 5 to 10 cm (2-4 in) broad.
Semiwild types can grow much larger, to 225 cm (7 ft) with large leaves
over 30 cm (12 in) long and 15 cm (6 in) broad.
Eggplant
Eggplant
Eggplant
Eggplant Fruit
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