Meaning: The wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix. Classified under: Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made). Hypernyms (estuary is a kind of...): body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of ...ouns denoting natural objects (not man-made). Hypernyms (estuary is a kind of...): body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of estuary):
â¢ EGLANTINE (noun). The noun EGLANTINE has 1 sense: 1. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips. Familiarity information: EGLANTINE used as a noun is very rare. EGLANTINE (noun). The noun EGLANTINE has 1 sense: 1. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips. Familiarity information: EGLANTINE used as a noun is very rare.
Eggplant (Solanum melongena) or aubergine is a species of nightshade grown for its edible fruit. It is known in South Asia, Southeast Asia and South Africa as brinjal.Eggplant is the common name in North American and Australian English but British English uses aubergine.Other common names are melongene, garden egg, or guinea squash. The fruit is widely used in cooking. As a member of the genus Solanum, it is related to both the tomato and the potato.It was originally domesticated from the wild nightshade species, the thorn or bitter apple, S. incanum, probably with two independent domestications, one in the region of South Asia, and one in East Asia.s a member of the genus Solanum, it is related to both the tomato and the potato. It was originally domesticated from the wild nightshade species, the thorn or bitter apple, S. incanum, probably with two independent domestications, one in the region of South Asia, and one in East Asia.