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eggplant

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As a noun, eggplant means the plant Solanum melongena.

Meanings of eggplant

7 meanings

noun

  1. north americaAustraliaNew ZealandPhilippinesThe plant Solanum melongena.

  2. north americaAustraliaNew ZealandPhilippinesThe edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.

  3. north americaA dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit.

  4. USslangderogatoryoffensiveA black person (used mainly by Italian-Americans).

  5. skateboardingsnowboardingA 180 backside rotated invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall

  6. Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellowfood

    Similar: aubergine, mad apple

  7. Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetableplant

    Similar: aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

eggplant around the world

Australia, New Zealand, PhilippinesThe plant Solanum melongena.
Australia, New Zealand, PhilippinesThe edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.
USA black person (used mainly by Italian-Americans).

Synonyms by meaning

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noun: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark p…
auberginemad apple
noun: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely…
auberginebrinjaleggplant bushgarden eggmad appleSolanum melongena

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