2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: eggplant n 1: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow [syn: {aubergine}, {mad apple}] 2: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: {aubergine}, {brinjal}, {eggplant bush}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}, {Solanum melongena}]
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