mad apple

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

mad apple
    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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mad-apple \Mad"-ap`ple\, Mad apple \Mad" ap`ple\, n.
   1. (Bot.) The eggplant bush ({Solanum melongena}). See
      {Eggplant}.

   Syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg,
        {Solanum melongena}.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

   2. The fruit of the eggplant bush, a large egg-shaped
      vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but
      occasionally white or yellow.

   Syn: eggplant, aubergine.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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