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poached egg plant
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˌpəʊtʃt ˈeɡ ˌplɑːnt/ us /ˈpoʊtʃt ˈeɡ ˌplænt/
a small plant with delicate leaves, and flowers that have white edges and yellow centres:
Marigolds and the poached egg plant attract aphid-eating ladybirds and hoverflies.
Poached egg plants will flower in early spring from autumn sowing.
The common name poached egg plant comes from the fact that each whitish flower has a golden yellow centre, just like a poached or fried egg.
One plot was a riot of poached egg plant.
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