EGGPLANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eggplant mean? 

• EGGPLANT (noun)
  The noun EGGPLANT has 2 senses:

1. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

2. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable

  Familiarity information: EGGPLANT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EGGPLANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

aubergine; eggplant; mad apple

Hypernyms ("eggplant" is a kind of...):

solanaceous vegetable (any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon)

Holonyms ("eggplant" is a part of...):

aubergine; brinjal; eggplant; eggplant bush; garden egg; mad apple; Solanum melongena (hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

aubergine; brinjal; eggplant; eggplant bush; garden egg; mad apple; Solanum melongena

Hypernyms ("eggplant" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "eggplant"):

aubergine; eggplant; mad apple (egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow)

Holonyms ("eggplant" is a member of...):

genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)

 Context examples 

He counted alfalfa, sugar beet, papaya, squash, eggplant, potato and apple among GM crops already in the market.

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