mad-apple

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English

Etymology

Because it was once thought to cause various diseases.

Noun

mad-apple (plural mad-apples)

(obsolete) eggplant; aubergine

References

“mad-apple”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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