eggplantn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: egg n., plant n.¹

Etymology: < egg n. + plant n.¹, so called on account of the shape of its fruit. Compare aubergine n.Compare German Eierpflanze (1783 or earlier; now rare). Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈeggplant.

A popular name for the Solanum esculentum, originally given to the white-fruited variety, but afterwards extended to that which bears the purple fruit or Aubergine.

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eggplant1767

melongena1785

garden egg1811

Jew's apple1838

1767 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener 50 The choicest kinds [of tender annuals] are the double balsams..ice plant, egg plant and China asters.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xvi. 208 When this [sc. its fruit] is white, it has the name of Egg-Plant.

1847 M. M. Sherwood Life xv. 273 Soup made of a glutinous vegetable, and the egg-plant roasted before the fire.

1855 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Kitchen Garden 125 There is the purple-fruited egg-plant, and the white-fruited egg-plant.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	eggplant
释义	eggplantn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: egg n., plant n.¹ Etymology: < egg n. + plant n.¹, so called on account of the shape of its fruit. Compare aubergine n.Compare German Eierpflanze (1783 or earlier; now rare). Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈeggplant. A popular name for the Solanum esculentum, originally given to the white-fruited variety, but afterwards extended to that which bears the purple fruit or Aubergine. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > aubergine > egg-plant eggplant1767 melongena1785 garden egg1811 Jew's apple1838 1767 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener 50 The choicest kinds [of tender annuals] are the double balsams..ice plant, egg plant and China asters. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xvi. 208 When this [sc. its fruit] is white, it has the name of Egg-Plant. 1847 M. M. Sherwood Life xv. 273 Soup made of a glutinous vegetable, and the egg-plant roasted before the fire. 1855 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Kitchen Garden 125 There is the purple-fruited egg-plant, and the white-fruited egg-plant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1767
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