Eierfrucht — meaning in English

English meaning

• canistel noun A tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.
• eggplant noun A vegetable with smooth, glossy purple (or sometimes white) skin, also called an aubergine.

Senses

Eierfrucht is used for these senses in English:

• canistel The fruit of this tree, having a musky odour.
• eggplant (North America, AU, NZ, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.

canistel — full definition

1. noun A tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.
2. noun The fruit of this tree, having a musky odour.

eggplant — full definition

1. noun A vegetable with smooth, glossy purple (or sometimes white) skin, also called an aubergine.
2. noun A deep purple color, similar to the skin of the vegetable.

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