Mad-ap·ple, Mad ap·ple n.
1. Bot. The eggplant bush (Solanum melongena). See Eggplant.
Syn: -- eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, Solanum melongena.
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So·la·num prop. n. Bot. A genus of plants comprehending the potato (Solanum tuberosum), the eggplant (Solanum melongena, and several hundred other species; nightshade.
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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.
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Solanum melongena
n : 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]