Definition of mad-apple in English:

mad-apple

noun ˈmadˌapl

1The fruit of the eggplant or aubergine, Solanum melongena; the plant itself. Occasionally also (formerly also in plural): any of certain other plants of the genus Solanum, especially S. linnaeanum. Now archaic.
2The thorn apple, Datura stramonium.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Lyte (1529–1607), botanist and antiquary. From mad + apple, after post-classical Latin malum insanum from Italian †mela insana variant, after mela apple and insano, of melanzana, †melenzana, ultimately from Persian bādingān.

Definition of mad-apple in US English:

mad-apple

nounˈmadˌapl

1The fruit of the eggplant or aubergine, Solanum melongena; the plant itself. Occasionally also (formerly also in plural): any of certain other plants of the genus Solanum, especially S. linnaeanum. Now archaic.
2The thorn apple, Datura stramonium.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Lyte (1529–1607), botanist and antiquary. From mad + apple, after post-classical Latin malum insanum from Italian † mela insana variant, after mela apple and insano, of melanzana, † melenzana, ultimately from Persian bādingān.

单词	mad-apple
释义	Definition of mad-apple in English: mad-apple noun ˈmadˌapl 1The fruit of the eggplant or aubergine, Solanum melongena; the plant itself. Occasionally also (formerly also in plural): any of certain other plants of the genus Solanum, especially S. linnaeanum. Now archaic. 2The thorn apple, Datura stramonium. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Lyte (1529–1607), botanist and antiquary. From mad + apple, after post-classical Latin malum insanum from Italian †mela insana variant, after mela apple and insano, of melanzana, †melenzana, ultimately from Persian bādingān. Definition of mad-apple in US English: mad-apple nounˈmadˌapl 1The fruit of the eggplant or aubergine, Solanum melongena; the plant itself. Occasionally also (formerly also in plural): any of certain other plants of the genus Solanum, especially S. linnaeanum. Now archaic. 2The thorn apple, Datura stramonium. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Lyte (1529–1607), botanist and antiquary. From mad + apple, after post-classical Latin malum insanum from Italian † mela insana variant, after mela apple and insano, of melanzana, † melenzana, ultimately from Persian bādingān.
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