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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Solanum melongena</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Solanum</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Guinea squash</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>aubergine</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>eggplant</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>eggplants</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Perennial plant of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), grown for its edible fruits. Eggplant requires a warm climate and has been cultivated in its native Southeast Asia since remote antiquity.  ]]></note></mads>