aubergine

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

aubergine
    n 1: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely
         cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used
         as a vegetable [syn: {eggplant}, {aubergine}, {brinjal},
         {eggplant bush}, {garden egg}, {mad apple}, {Solanum
         melongena}]
    2: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark
       purple but occasionally white or yellow [syn: {eggplant},
       {aubergine}, {mad apple}]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

aubergine

   <jargon> A secret term used to refer to computers in the
   presence of computerphobic third parties.

   (1995-01-24)