/ Dictionary / Index E eggplant: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: egg•plant Pronunciation: (eg'plant", -plänt"), [key] — n. a plant, Solanum melongena esculentum, of the nightshade family, cultivated for its edible, dark-purple or occasionally white or yellow fruit. the fruit of this plant used as a table vegetable. a blackish purple color; aubergine. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: eggplant (Thesaurus) eggnog egg roll Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language