solanum melongena
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetableSynonyms: eggplantauberginebrinjaleggplant bushgarden eggmad appleSolanum melongena
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Solanum \So*la"num\, prop. n. [L., nightshade.] (Bot.) A genus of plants comprehending the potato (Solanum tuberosum), the eggplant (Solanum melongena, and several hundred other species; nightshade. [1913 Webster]
Mad-apple \Mad"-ap`ple\, Mad apple \Mad" ap`ple\, n.
1.(Bot.) The eggplant bush (Solanum melongena). See Eggplant.
Syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, Solanum melongena. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.The fruit of the eggplant bush, a large egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow.
Syn: eggplant, aubergine. [WordNet 1.5]
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]