'Mad-apple' definitions:
Definition of 'Mad-apple'
From: GCIDE
- 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]