groundnut

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ground +‎ nut. Compare Icelandic jarðhneta, German Erdnuss and Hungarian földimogyoró.

Noun[edit]

groundnut (plural groundnuts)

  1. A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers.
  2. Any similar plant having underground tubers.
  3. The nutlike tuber of such a plant, especially peanuts.
  4. A plant which bears its nutlike seeds underground, such as a peanut (Arachis hypogaea) or a Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea).

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  • Groundnuts in their skins; Arachis hypogaea; the peanut in the shell

    Groundnuts in their skins; Arachis hypogaea; the peanut in the shell

  • Groundnut in the skins; Arachis hypogaea; the peanut in the shell

    Groundnut in the skins; Arachis hypogaea; the peanut in the shell

  • Groundnut pulse with membrane; Arachis hypogaea; the peanut nut with its skin on

    Groundnut pulse with membrane; Arachis hypogaea; the peanut nut with its skin on

  • Groundnut skin; Arachis hypogaea; the peanut shell

    Groundnut skin; Arachis hypogaea; the peanut shell

  • Tamil groundnut snack; a ball of peanut halves

    Tamil groundnut snack; a ball of peanut halves

  • Roasted groundnuts in their membranes; roasted peanuts in their skin

    Roasted groundnuts in their membranes; roasted peanuts in their skin

  • Groundnuts; Arachis hypogaea; Peanuts

    Groundnuts; Arachis hypogaea; Peanuts

  • Groundnut seller; peanut vendor

    Groundnut seller; peanut vendor

  • Groundnut oil cake; peanut oil cake

    Groundnut oil cake; peanut oil cake

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