noun
Meaning 1
Eggplant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Phrase guide
mad apple
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noun
Meaning 2
Thorn apple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Dead Sea apple.
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noun
Meaning 4
egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: eggplant, aubergine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: solanaceous vegetable
noun
Meaning 5
hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, Solanum melongena
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Etymology
Calque of Renaissance Latin malum insanum, itself calqued from Italian melanzana, reanalyzed as if mela insana, perhaps under the influence of beliefs that it could cause various diseases. See further etymology at melongene.