The Collaborative International Dictionary
egg-plant
eggplant \egg"plant`\, egg-plant \egg-plant\, n.
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(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.
The fruit of the eggplant[1].
Wiktionary
egg-plant
n. (alternative spelling of eggplant English)
Usage examples of "egg-plant".
Fry a chopped onion in butter, add half a dozen chopped mushrooms, three tablespoonfuls of chopped cooked egg-plant, and a teaspoonful of minced parsley.