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The Aubergine, Brinjal or Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is a species of Solanum, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is an annual plant growing 40 - 150 cm tall (16 in - 57 in), often spiny, with large, coarsely lobed leaves 10-20 cm long and 5-10 cm broad. The flowers are white to purple, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens. The fruit is a fleshy berry, <3 cm diameter on wild plants (much larger in cultivated forms), containing numerous small, soft seeds. (Semi-)wild types can grow much larger, to 225 cm (84 in.) with large leaves over 30 cm long and 15 cm broad.
History
The eggplant is an important food crop grown for its large pendulous purple or white fruit. It has been cultivated in southern and eastern Asia countries since prehistory, but appears to have become known to the Western world no more than about 1,500 years ago. The numerous Arabic and North African names for it, and the lack of ancient Greek and Roman names, indicate that it was carried throughout the Mediterranean area by the Arabs in the early Middle Ages. The scientific name melongena derives from a 16th-century Arabic name for one kind of eggplant.
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@Tearing xD I drew an eggplant kingdom on his abs! They are from Utopnionpia and the condos are sellin' out fast!
BloodyInsanity (Chris Skeffington) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:28:09 -0000
@Tearing xD I drew an eggplant kingdom on his abs! They are from Utopnionpia and the condos are sellin' out fast!
RT @iJasonmarco: Chicken parmagiana w eggplant mozzarella, tomato salsa and chips http://twitpic.com/wgsdf
JohnafanDoe (Johnafan Doe) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:25:13 -0000
RT @iJasonmarco: Chicken parmagiana w eggplant mozzarella, tomato salsa and chips http://twitpic.com/wgsdf
had eggplant and ketchup for lunch! yum yum.. hehe
rhiastacey (Rhia Stacey Cruz) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:14:33 -0000
had eggplant and ketchup for lunch! yum yum.. hehe
Amazing dinner of eggplant and chicken parmesean my cousin Kendra made for us! http://yfrog.com/37odtgj
farrahknits (Farrah Frye) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:13:47 -0000
Amazing dinner of eggplant and chicken parmesean my cousin Kendra made for us! http://yfrog.com/37odtgj
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PsychLadyBeth (Elizabeth Thomas) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:12:21 -0000
what about all the cheeses w/lasagna,eggplant,veal parma @dreamon51 some lab going to create cheese w/out health threat?O,don't 4get pizza
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train_boy (train_boy) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:08:07 -0000
http://tinyurl.com/yaw4ktq Creamy Creole Eggplant Casserole
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