eggplant

noun

1. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

   noun.food

   Synonyms aubergine mad apple

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable

   noun.plant

   Synonyms aubergine brinjal eggplant bush garden egg mad apple solanum melongena

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. A plant (<i>Solanum Melongena</i>), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple.

   noun

   Source: webster1913