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 ]