1. Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
   - eggplant [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], aubergine [UK], brinjal [S.Africa, Asia], eggplant bush [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], garden egg [N. Amer], Solanum melongena 
2. Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
   - eggplant [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], aubergine [UK]

Derived forms: mad apples

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, solanaceous vegetable

Part of: genus Solanum, Solanum

• family Usneaceae
• family Ustilaginaceae
• family Valerianaceae
• family Varanidae
• family Veneridae
• family Verbenaceae
• family Vespertilionidae
• family Vespidae
• family Violaceae
• family Viperidae
• family Vireonidae
• family Viscaceae
• family Vitaceae
• family Vittariaceae
• family Viverridae
• family Viverrinae
• family Volvariaceae
• family Volvocaceae
• family Vombatidae
• family Welwitschiaceae
• family Winteraceae
• family Xanthorrhoeaceae
• family Xantusiidae
• family Xenicidae
• family Xenopodidae