なすび
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
Pitch accent
すび
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
small eggplant; Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)
like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) eggplants don't grow on gourd vines
Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)