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Mad apple

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.

  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
mad apple
  1. n. 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, Solanum melongena]

  2. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow [syn: eggplant, aubergine]