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Eggplant

Solanum melongena is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae, grown worldwide for its edible fruit, typically used as a vegetable in cooking. It is known by a number of names, including eggplant, aubergine, and brinjal.

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Eggplant

Nodes327
Edges326
Triples141
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006116
Components1

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Eggplant

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related to history · 31
Eggplant → Africa, Arabic, Arabs, Asia, BCE, Catalan, CE, Chinese, Europe, Greek, Iberian Peninsula, Ibn Al-Awwam, It, Italy, Jewish, Mediterranean, Middle Ages, Muslim, Muslim Spain, North African
related to Cultivars · 18
Eggplant → Also, Asia, Asian, Casper, Chinese, Colors, Different, Easter, Europe, Ganges, Green, India, Japanese, Larger, North America, Some, The, Yamuna Rivers
related to Taxonomy · 12
Eggplant → DunalSolanum, Lag, Melongena, Mill, NoronhaSolanum, Prachi Salisb, Roxb, Salisb, Several, Solanum, St, The
related to Aubergine-type names · 9
Eggplant → Arabic, Bāḏinjān, Dravidian, English, European, In English, IPA-label-small, The Hobson-Jobson, Whereas
related to Culture · 9
Eggplant → Furthermore, In Jainism, Jain, London Vegetable Orchestra, Other, South Asia, This, Vegetable, Within
related to Eggplant-type names · 9
Eggplant → Australian English, First, Icelandic, North American English, Philippine English, Similar, The, The Oxford English Dictionary, Welsh
related to Cultivation and pests · 7
Eggplant → Flowers, Growers, Hand, In, Mulching, Seeds, Spacing
related to Culinary · 6
Eggplant → Due, However, Its, Raw, Rinsing, The
related to Nutrition · 4
Eggplant → Daily Value, It, Minor, Raw
related to Allergies · 3
Eggplant → Case, Contact, India

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also cultivars eggplants fruit dish solanum cooked plant dishes english white known word include brinjal purple used arabic greek varieties

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Eggplantis adelicate0.90text
Sanskritinstance ofgiving ancient forms0.80text
Pali vātiṅ-gaṇainstance ofgiving ancient forms0.80text
Qimin Yaoshuinstance ofthe plant was mentioned in other later sources0.80text
an agricultural treatise completed in 544 CE.Eggplant was introduced to Europe through the Iberian Peninsulainstance ofthe plant was mentioned in other later sources0.80text
where it became a staple among Musliminstance ofthe plant was mentioned in other later sources0.80text
Jewish communitiesinstance ofthe plant was mentioned in other later sources0.80text
the brinjal fruitinstance ofThis variety was designed to give the plant resistance to lepidopteran insects0.80text
shoot borerinstance ofThis variety was designed to give the plant resistance to lepidopteran insects0.80text
yúxiāng-qiéziinstance ofThey are often deep fried and made into dishes0.80text
Swiss chardinstance ofalong with ingredients0.80text
chickpeasinstance ofalong with ingredients0.80text

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