eggplant

egg·plant  (gplnt)

n.

1.

a. An Indian plant (Solanum melongena var. esculenta) cultivated for its large edible, ovoid, glossy, usually purple-skinned fruit.

b. The fruit of this plant. Also called aubergine, melongene.

2. A blackish purple.

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eggplant

Noun

US, Canad, Austral & NZ a dark purple tropical fruit, cooked and eaten as a vegetable

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eggplant - egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow aubergine, mad apple solanaceous vegetable - any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant - hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
	2.	eggplant - hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena eggplant, mad apple, aubergine - egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Solanum, Solanum - type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet

Translations

eggplant [ˈɛgplɑːnt] n (esp US) → berenjena

eggplant [ˈɛgplɑːnt] egg n (esp US) → Aubergine f

eggplant [ˈɛgplɑːnt] n (esp US) → melanzana