- eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena - hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
--1 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--1 is a member of Solanum, genus Solanum
--1 has parts: eggplant, aubergine, mad apple - eggplant, aubergine, mad apple - egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
--2 is a kind of solanaceous vegetable
--2 is a part ofeggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena