| 释义 |
Noun: eggplant 'eg`plant
Usage: N. Amer, Austral, NZ (=aubergine)
- Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
- aubergine [UK], mad apple - Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
- aubergine [UK], brinjal [S.Africa, Asia], eggplant bush [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], garden egg [N. Amer], mad apple, Solanum melongena
Derived forms: eggplants Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, solanaceous vegetable Part of: genus Solanum, Solanum Encyclopedia: Eggplant |