eggplant (Solanum melongena), aubergine

eggplant (Solanum melongena), aubergine

tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)

Solanum (nightshade genus of plants)

Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)

squash, pumpkin

rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa), Japanese rose, Ramanas rose

Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium), tomato-fruit eggplant, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

small eggplant, Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)

Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)

var. of eggplant (Solanum melongena) which can be eaten raw, pickled (in rice bran or vinegar) (whole) eggplant

nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum), apple of Sodom, titty fruit...

nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum), apple of Sodom, titty fruit...

autumn eggplant, eggplant picked in the autumn

long, slender eggplant

grilled eggplant, fried eggplant

globe eggplant, American eggplant

slow-witted person, dimwit, halfwit...

grilled eggplant, fried eggplant

Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)

mabo nasu, fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce

nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum), apple of Sodom, titty fruit...

like begets like, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, eggplants don't grow on gourd vines

like begets like, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, eggplants don't grow on gourd vines

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)

always listen to your parents, always value your parents' advice, not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain

best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream...