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mad apple
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mad apple has 2 senses
- mad apple(n = noun.plant) aubergine, brinjal, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, solanum melongena - hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable; Array has parts: aubergine, eggplant, mad apple
- mad apple(n = noun.food) aubergine, eggplant - egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow; Array is a kind of solanaceous vegetable
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of genus solanum, solanum
is a part of aubergine, brinjal, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, solanum melongena
CIDE DICTIONARY
mad apple, n.
- The eggplant bush (
Solanum melongena ). See Eggplant. [1913 Webster] - The fruit of the eggplant bush, a large egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow. [WordNet 1.5]
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