Ethiopian nightshade

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Ethiopian nightshade

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uncountable A plant of the species Solanum aethiopicum, of tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia, used for food and ornament.
Similar: bitter tomato, Ethiopian eggplant, garden egg, mock tomato, pumpkin-on-a-stick, scarlet eggplant

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noun Solanum aethiopicum

Español	berenjena etíope, berenjena africana
Português	jiloeiro
Deutsch	äthiopische Eierfrucht, afrikanische Eierfrucht, afrikanische Aubergine
Русский	паслён эфио́пский pasljón efiópskij
العربية	بَاذِنْجَان أَفْرِيقِيّ bāḏinjān ʔafrīqiyy, حَدَق أَثْيُوبِيّ ḥadaq ʔaṯyūbiyy

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@misc{ethiopian_nightshade_2026,
  title = {Ethiopian nightshade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ethiopian%20nightshade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}