'egg-plant' definitions:

Definition of 'egg-plant'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]