melongena
noun
mel·on·ge·na
ˈmelənˈjēnə
1
plural -s : eggplant
2
a
capitalized : a genus of tropical marine mollusks (family Xancidae)
b
-s : a mollusk of this genus
especially : a large edible Caribbean mollusk (M. corona) that resembles a whelk
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Italian dialect melongiana, melangiana, from Arabic bādhinjān