garden egg

noun

scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum).

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bitter tomatoEthiopian eggplantnakatimock tomatopumpkin-on-a-stickscarlet eggplanteggplantaubergine
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Meanings

noungarden egg (plural garden eggs)

plural garden eggs

  1. A plant or fruit of certain species of eggplant:
    1. AfricaWestscarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum).

      Synonyms: bitter tomato, Ethiopian eggplant, nakati, mock tomato, pumpkin-on-a-stick, scarlet eggplant

    2. AfricaWestthorn apple (Solanum incanum).
    3. CaribbeanAn eggplant (Solanum melongena).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounscarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum).

Similar
bitter tomatoEthiopian eggplantnakatimock tomatopumpkin-on-a-stickscarlet eggplant

More synonyms by meaning

nounhairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable

Similar
eggplantauberginebrinjaleggplant bushmad appleSolanum melongena
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
auberginebitter tomatobrinjaleggplantethiopian eggplantethiopian nightshademad applemock tomatonakatipumpkin-on-a-stickscarlet eggplant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garden egg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garden%20egg.

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