Aubergine

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aubergine
       n 1: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely
            cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly
            used as a vegetable [syn: {eggplant}, {brinjal}, {eggplant
            bush}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}, {Solanum melongena}]
       2: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark


          purple but occasionally white or yellow [syn: {eggplant},
          {mad apple}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  aubergine
       
           A secret term used to refer to computers in the
          presence of computerphobic third parties.
       
          (1995-01-24)