[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

solanum \sola"num\, prop. n. l., nightshade. bot.
   a genus of plants comprehending the potato solanum
   tuberosum, the eggplant solanum melongena, and several
   hundred other species; nightshade.
   1913 webster
see also:
solanum tuberosum solanum melongena 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mad-apple \mad"-ap`ple\, mad apple \mad" ap`ple\, n.
   1. bot. the eggplant bush solanum melongena. see
      eggplant.

   syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg,
        solanum melongena.
        1913 webster + wordnet 1.5

   2. the fruit of the eggplant bush, a large egg-shaped
      vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but
      occasionally white or yellow.

   syn: eggplant, aubergine.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
solanum melongena eggplant 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

eggplant \egg"plant`\, egg-plant \egg-plant\, n.
   1. bot. a plant solanum melongena, of east indian
      origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, glossy,
      edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. it
      is widely cultivated for its fruit, commonly eaten as a
      vegetable.

   syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg,
        mad apple, solanum melongena.
        1913 webster + wordnet 1.5

   2. the fruit of the eggplant1.
      pjc
see also:
solanum melongena solanum melongena eggplant1 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

solanum melongena
     n : hairy upright herb native to southeastern asia but widely
         cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly
         used as a vegetable syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal,
          eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple
see also:
eggplant aubergine brinjal eggplant bush garden egg mad apple 

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