melongena

melongena
\\ˈmelənˈjēnə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Italian dialect melongiana, melangiana, from Arabic bādhinjān — more at brinjal
1. -s : eggplant
2.
a. capitalized : a genus of tropical marine mollusks (family Xancidae)
b. -s : a mollusk of this genus; especially : a large edible Caribbean mollusk (M. corona) that resembles a whelk

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