aubergine

English Thesaurus

1. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow (noun.food)

hypernym	:	solanaceous vegetable,
definition	:	any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon (noun.food)

part meronym	:	aubergine, brinjal, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, solanum melongena,
definition	:	hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable (noun.plant)

2. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	herb, herbaceous plant,
definition	:	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	aubergine, eggplant, mad apple,
definition	:	egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow (noun.food)

member meronym	:	genus solanum, solanum,
definition	:	type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet (noun.plant)