aubergine vs. eggplant

aubergine

[ oh-ber-zheen, -jeen, oh-ber-; oh-ber-zheen, -jeen, oh-ber- ]show ipa

noun

1. eggplant.
2. a dark purplish color.

eggplant

[ eg-plant, -plahnt ]show ipa

noun

1. a plant, Solanum melongena esculentum, of the nightshade family, cultivated for its edible, dark-purple or occasionally white or yellow fruit.
2. the fruit of this plant used as a table vegetable.
3. a blackish purple color; aubergine.