1. (noun)eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena hairy uprightherbnative to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its largeglossyediblefruit commonly used as a vegetable
2. (noun)eggplant, aubergine, mad apple egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow