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eggplant 音标拼音: ['ɛgpl ,ænt] n. 茄子 茄子 eggplant n 1: egg- shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow [ synonym: { eggplant}, { aubergine}, { mad apple}] 2: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [ synonym: { eggplant}, { aubergine}, { brinjal}, { eggplant bush}, { garden egg}, { mad apple}, { Solanum melongena}] eggplant \ egg" plant`\, egg- plant \ egg- plant\, n. 1. ( Bot.) A plant ({ Solanum Melongena}), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, glossy, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad- apple. It is widely cultivated for its fruit, commonly eaten as a vegetable. Syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, { Solanum melongena}. [ 1913 Webster WordNet 1. 5] 2. The fruit of the { eggplant[ 1]}. [ PJC] |
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