Eggplant Definition
ĕgplănt
eggplants
noun
eggplants
A perennial plant (Solanum melongena) of the nightshade family, with large, ovoid, usually purple-skinned fruits that are eaten as a vegetable.
Webster's New World
The fruit.
Webster's New World
A blackish purple.
American Heritage
(slang, derogatory, offensive) A black person (used mainly by Italian-Americans).
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- garden egg
- eggplant bush
- brinjal
- mad-apple
- aubergine
- solanum-melongena
Other Word Forms of Eggplant
Noun
Singular:
eggplant
Plural:
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