1. (noun) egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

• aubergine
• mad apple

2. (noun) 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

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

• genus solanum
• solanum

1. (noun) egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

• solanaceous vegetable

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

• herb
• herbaceous plant