eggplant
12 points
English
8 letters
Common
Commonness #18,861
Valid in: US and UK dictionaries
Definitions
noun
egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/ˈɛɡplˌænt/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural eggplants
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or y
hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Crossword clues
- “A color” wd-fact
- “A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple.” web-def
- “American word for aubergine” orig-dialect
- “egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow” wn-def
Anagrams
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