Eggplant - Definition
eggplant
n 1: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark
purple but occasionally white or yellow [syn: eggplant,
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: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal,
eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum
melongena]