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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Eggplant \Egg"plant`\, n. (Bot.) A plant ({Solanum Melongena}), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: eggplant n 1: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow [syn: {aubergine}, {mad apple}] 2: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: {aubergine}, {brinjal}, {eggplant bush}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}, {Solanum melongena}]
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