groundnut

/ˈgraʊn(d)ˌnʌt/
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Other forms: groundnuts

Definitions of groundnut
  1. noun
    a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
    synonyms: Apios americana, Apios tuberosa, Indian potato, groundnut vine, potato bean, wild bean
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    type of:
    vine
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
  2. noun
    nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
    synonyms: potato bean, wild bean
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    type of:
    tuber
    a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
  3. noun
    pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
    synonyms: earthnut, goober, goober pea, monkey nut, peanut
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    type of:
    edible nut
    a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
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