'Solanum Melongena' definitions:

Definition of 'Solanum melongena'

From: WordNet
noun
Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena]

Definition of 'Solanum Melongena'

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]

Definition of 'Solanum melongena'

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]

Definition of 'Solanum melongena'

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]

Definition of 'Solanum melongena'

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]

Definition of 'Solanum melongena'

From: GCIDE
  • Solanum \So*la"num\, prop. n. [L., nightshade.] (Bot.) A genus of plants comprehending the potato ({Solanum tuberosum}), the eggplant (Solanum melongena, and several hundred other species; nightshade. [1913 Webster]