aubergine

Definition of Aubergine in English :

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

2. aubergine, eggplant, mad apple

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aubergine

noun

1.

a tropical Old World solanaceous plant, Solanum melongena, widely cultivated for its egg-shaped typically dark purple fruit

. US, Canadian, and Australian name: eggplant

2.

the fruit of this plant, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable

3.

a.

a dark purple colour

b.

(as adjective)

an aubergine dress

noun

1. British

eggplant

2.

dark purple

n.