| mad apple 
 
 1. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
 • Syn:
 eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, Solanum melongena
 • Hypernyms:
 herb, herbaceous plant
 • Member Holonyms:
 Solanum, genus Solanum
 • Part Meronyms:
 eggplant, aubergine
 2. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
 • Syn:
 eggplant, aubergine
 • Hypernyms:
 solanaceous vegetable
 • Part Holonyms:
 eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, Solanum melongena
 
 
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