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}]