Mad-apple

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]