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Pub Quiz Question #2 - Eggplant by any other name

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Consider:
The English were responsible for coining the name "Eggplant" in regards to a variety with egg shaped, white fruit that they became familiar with, yet strangely, they refer to them today by the French name of Abergine[sic], which is a corruption of the Catalonian name "Alberginia". from http://www.seedfest.co.uk/tips/eggplant_basicoverview.html
Now, we know that Americans call eggplant eggplant, and the English call eggplant aubergine. Botanists of course call it Solanum Melongena.

What do Australians call Eggplant?

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~~~ LeAn

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