Definition of Melongene

1. Noun. aubergine ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Melongene

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melongene

melomakarona
melomania
melomaniac
melomaniacs
melomelia
melon
melon-headed
melon-seed body
melon ball
melon ball scooper
melon ball scoopers
melon baller
melon head
melon tree
melon vine
melongene (current term)
melongenes
melonite
melonlike
melonoplasty
melons
melophobia
meloplastic
meloplasties
meloplasty
melopoeia
melopoeias
melorheostosis
melosa
melosalgia

Literary usage of Melongene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1842)
"The purple ' melongene,' or egg-plant, grows to a large size. It is a superb looking vegetable, and is usually fried in slices, or mashed. ..."

2. A Guide to the West Indies, Bermuda and Panama by Frederick Albion Ober (1920)
"Sugar Apple, Christophine, Cucumber, melongene, Tomato. October to December.—Golden Apple, Belle Apple, Citron, Grape-fruit, Shaddock, Forbidden Fruit, ..."

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