eggplant

noun

egg·​plant ˈeg-ˌplant 

ˈāg-

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

Examples of eggplant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This includes nightshades like tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants, as well as sweet potatoes, okra, squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, and melons, which are all less likely to struggle in hot weather. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026

Use floating row covers over seedlings and susceptible crops such as eggplants, which can be decimated by flea beetles. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 June 2026

Discounts run especially steep for this garment, as the eggplant purple and teal blue versions are both down to $75. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 22 June 2026

Those on the Historic Preservation Commission, reports WBAL-TV 11, have expressed concerns that the large peach located outside a cafe and the large eggplant across the street distract from the historic buildings in the area. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing eggplant

• Japanese eggplant

Rhymes for eggplant

• decant
• descant
• enchant
• explant
• implant
• preplant
• recant
• replant
• supplant
• transplant
• ant
• aunt

Kids Definition

eggplant

noun

egg·​plant -ˌplant 

1

: a widely cultivated herb that is related to the potato and yields edible fruit

2

: the usually glossy blackish purple egg-shaped fruit of an eggplant