solanum melongena

4 definitions found

solanum melongena - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Solanum \So*la"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]

  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]

  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 eggplant[1].
        [PJC]

solanum melongena - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Solanum melongena
      n 1: 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, Solanum melongena
           ]