groundnut

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

groundnut (plural groundnuts)

  1. A climbing vine, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., 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 or Bambara groundnut.

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