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Noun eggplant has 2 senses
- eggplant, aubergine, mad apple - egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
--1 is a kind of solanaceous vegetable
--1 is a part of
- eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena - hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
--2 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--2 is a member of Solanum, genus Solanum
--2 has parts: eggplant, aubergine, mad apple
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