noun
groundnut
Groundnut (noun) means a climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers.
noun
1
A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers.
2
Any comparable plant that grows tubers underground.
3
The nut-like underground tuber produced by such a plant, particularly the peanut.
4
A plant, such as the peanut or Bambara groundnut, that grows its nutlike seeds underground.
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Etymology
Formed from ground and nut. Compare Icelandic jarðhneta and German Erdnuss (both cognate with earthnut), and Hungarian földimogyoró.
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What is the meaning of groundnut?
"groundnut" (noun) means a climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers.
What is another word for groundnut?
Other words for "groundnut" include peanut, earthnut, goober.
What are the different meanings of groundnut?
"groundnut" has 3 main meanings: 1. A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers; 2. Any comparable plant that grows tubers underground; 3. The nut-like underground tuber produced by such a plant, particularly the peanut.
