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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
  3. n. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
  4. 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.
  5. A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied tothe tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shapedsomewhat like an egg; mad-apple.
  6. n:100 n. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow n. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable