egg
→
eggplant (Solanum melongena)
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme 1 | egg | |
| Lexeme 2 | eggplant | |
| Meaning 1 | egg | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | eggplant (Solanum melongena) | |
| Reference | Harper's Etymonline | |
| Comment | First recorded in 1763, the word "eggplant" was originally applied to white cultivars, which look very much like hen's eggs. | |