'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]