Definitions for: Eggplant


[n] egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
[n] hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable



Webster (1913) Definition: Egg"plant`, n. (Bot.)
A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied
to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit,
shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple.

Synonyms: aubergine, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, mad apple, Solanum melongena

See Also: brinjal, eggplant, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, genus Solanum, herb, herbaceous plant, solanaceous vegetable, Solanum, Solanum melongena

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