eggplant
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellowSynonyms: auberginemad apple
- hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetableSynonyms: auberginebrinjaleggplant bushgarden eggmad appleSolanum melongena
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
eggplant \egg"plant`\, egg-plant \egg-plant\, n.
1.(Bot.) A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, glossy, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. It is widely cultivated for its fruit, commonly eaten as a vegetable.
Syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.The fruit of the eggplant[1]. [PJC]