groundnut
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From ground + nut. Compare Icelandic jarðhneta, German Erdenuss and Hungarian földimogyoró.
Noun [edit]
groundnut (plural groundnuts)
- A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers.
- Any similar plant having underground tubers.
- The nutlike tuber of such a plant; a peanut or monkey nut.
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