An aubergine fruit, growing in the green house of the kitchen Garden at Walmer Castle, Walmer, Deal, Kent.

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Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is a species of nightshade commonly known in British English as aubergine and also known as brinjal, brinjal eggplant, melongene, garden egg, or guinea squash. It bears a fruit of the same name (commonly either "eggplant" in American English or "aubergine" in British English) that is widely used in cooking, most notably as an important ingredient in dishes such as moussaka and ratatouille. As a member of the genus Solanum, it is related to both the tomato and the potato. It was originally domesticated in India from the wild nightshade, the thorn or bitter apple, S. incanum

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Location: Walmer Castle, Walmer, Deal, Kent.
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: aubergine, close-, eggplant, food, fruit, garden, horticulture, kitchen, melongena, solanum