n. 1. (Bot.) A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, glossy, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. It is widely cultivated for its fruit, commonly eaten as a vegetable. Syn. --eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]
[あきなすはよめにくわすな, akinasuhayomenikuwasuna](exp) (id) don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)[Add to Longdo]
[みずなす, mizunasu](n) (1) var. of eggplant (Solanum melongena) which can be eaten raw; (2) pickled (in rice bran or vinegar) (whole) eggplant[Add to Longdo]
[はなす, hanasu](v5s, vt) (1) to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose; to turn loose; (2) to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.; (P)[Add to Longdo]