What is the meaning of eggplant?

Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow.
- synonyms: aubergine, mad apple
Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable.
- synonyms: aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena

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