eggplant

egg·plant

noun \-ˌplant\

Definition of EGGPLANT

1

a : a widely cultivated perennial Asian herb (Solanum melongena) of the nightshade family yielding edible fruit b : the usually smooth ovoid typically blackish-purple or white fruit of the eggplant

2

: a dark grayish or blackish purple

First Known Use of EGGPLANT

1767

Rhymes with EGGPLANT

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