a large purple oval fruit of a plant of the nightshade family, used as a vegetable
a plant of the nightshade family widely cultivated for its large purple-skinned oval edible fruit: Solanum melongena
a fruit of this plant, used as a vegetable. Also called eggplant
a deep reddish purple colour
[French aubergine via Catalan alberginia from Arabic al-bādhinjăn the eggplant, from Persian badingăn: compare brinjal]