| English noun: eggplant | 
| 1. | eggplant (food) egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow | 
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 | Synonyms | aubergine, mad apple | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | solanaceous vegetable | 
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 | Part meronym | aubergine, brinjal, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena | 
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| 2. | eggplant (plant) hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | 
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 | Synonyms | aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | 
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 | Part holonym | aubergine, eggplant, mad apple | 
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 | Member meronym | genus Solanum, Solanum | 
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