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aubergine
au·ber·gine [ ṓbər n ] (plural au·ber·gines)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. U.K. 
Same as  eggplant (sense 1) (sense 2)

2. dark purple: a dark reddish purple color
[Late 18th century. Via French, Catalan, and Arabic< Persian bādingān]
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