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An eggplant or aubergine is either of two species of nightshade, Solanum melongena and S. esculentum, bearing large pendulous purple or white fruit. The raw fruit has a spongeFor the Indie rock band, see Sponge Calcaria Hexactinellida Demospongiae Sclerospongiae Sponges or poriferans are animals of the phylum Porifera. They are sessile, mostly marine, waterdwelling, filter feeders, pumping water through their matrix and filterlike textureTexture is the properties held and sensations caused by the external surface of objects received through the sense of touch. Texture is sometimes used to describe the feel of non- tactile sensations. Texture can also be termed as a pattern that has been s and somewhat disagreeable taste, but on cooking becomes tender and develops a rich, complex flavor.

The variety that closely resembles a chickenA chicken is a type of domesticated bird which is usually raised as a type of poultry. It is believed to be descended from the wild Asian Red Junglefowl, Gallus gallus''. Habits In the wild, junglefowl sleep in trees. Chickens are omnivores and will feed eggIn some animals, an egg is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. It nourishes and protects the embryo. Oviparous animals are animals that lay eggs, with little or no other development within the mother. This is the reproductive way of many in both size and shape is commonly known today as Indian eggplant. The varieties cultivated in The West today are of similar shape but both larger and darker. Chinese eggplant is shaped like a cucumberGarden cucumber Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Violales Family: Cucurbitaceae Genus Cucumis Species sativus Binomial nomenclature Cucumis sativus Ref: The cucumber is the edible fruit of the. Both Indian and Chinese eggplant usually has a color gradient , from white at the stem to bright purple to deep purple, but albino varieties also exist.

Although aubergine is the (British) English name given to this fruit, it is often invoked to describe other objects with a dark plum-colour. This name comes from the French aubergine, derived from CatalanCatalan Catal Valenci is a Romance language spoken by approximately 12 million people in a territory called the Catalan countries which spans portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of Catalan speakers are in Spain. Classificat albergínia, from Arabic al-bAdhinjAn, the eggplant.

The word melongena is from the Sanskrit vatinganah, which has produced a number of names for this plant in various languages: brinjal, badingan, melongena, melenzana, berenjena, albergínia, aubergine, brown-jolly, and mad-apple (misinterpretation of Italian melanzana as mela insana).

See also: Moussaka ( Greek cuisine), Mutabal (Lebanese cuisine), Escalivada ( Catalan cuisine), Caviar d'aubergine (French Provencal Cuisine )