ˈmelənˈjēnə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Italian dialect melongiana, melangiana, from Arabic bādhinjān — more at brinjal
1. -s : eggplant
2.
a. capitalized : a genus of tropical marine mollusks (family Xancidae)
b. -s : a mollusk of this genus ; especially : a large edible Caribbean mollusk ( M. corona ) that resembles a whelk