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

The eggplant is first salted then quickly dipped in flour and egg batter, rolled with a mixture of ricotta cheese, spinach, and Parmesan then baked, not deep-fried, with a judicious amount of tomato sauce. —John Mariani, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

Ground flax can also be used as breading on fish or eggplant as a healthier option. —Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025

Recipe requests included enchiladas like Brownings, yellow bread like the Leather Bottle and eggplant casserole like Wyatt's. —Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025

However, solanaceous vegetables — tomato, pepper, and eggplant — have anthers that hold on tightly to the pollen attached to them. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025

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
• secant
• supplant
• transplant
• ant

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