The fruit of the eggplant or aubergine, Solanum melongena; the plant itself. Occasionally also (formerly also in plural): any of certain other…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > aubergine (18) mad-apple1578 The fruit of the eggplant or aubergine, Solanum melongena; the plant itself. Occasionally also (formerly also in plural): any of certain other… rage apple1578 an aubergine; cf. raging apple n. at raging, adj. adv.compounds, mad-apple, n. 1a. raging apple1578 an aubergine; the aubergine plant; cf. rage apple n. at rage, n. compounds 2, mad-apple, n. raging love apple1578 = raging apple n. verangene1587 = brinjal, n. brinjal1611 The Anglo-Indian name of the fruit of the Eggplant (Solanum melongena). brown jolly1756 West-Indian corruption of brinjal, n. melinzane1775 The aubergine, Solanum melongena. Cf. melongene, n. melongena1785 The aubergine or eggplant, Solanum melongena; the fruit of this plant. Cf. melongene, n. melongene1793 In the Caribbean: the aubergine or eggplant, Solanum melongena; the fruit of this plant. aubergine1796 The fruit of the Eggplant, Solanum esculentum, resembling a goose's egg in size and shape, and usually of purple colour; also called brinjal. vegetable egg1797 The aubergine or eggplant, the fruit of Solanum melongena. Obsolete. egg-fruit1811 the fruit of the eggplant. Jew's apple1838 the fruit of the eggplant or aubergine, Solanum melongena; the plant itself. Subcategories:— egg-plant (4) |
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