groundnut

ground·nut  (groundnt)

n.

1.

a. A climbing vine (Apios americana) of eastern North America, having compound leaves, clusters of fragrant brownish flowers, and small edible tubers.

b. Any of several plants having underground tubers or nutlike parts.

c. The tuber or nutlike part of such a plant.

2. Chiefly British and South Atlantic U.S. A peanut.

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groundnut [ˈgraʊndˌnʌt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a North American climbing leguminous plant, Apios tuberosa, with fragrant brown flowers and small edible underground tubers

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the tuber of this plant

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several other plants having underground nutlike parts

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Brit another name for peanut

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	groundnut - a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans Apios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut vine, Indian potato, wild bean, potato bean groundnut, wild bean, potato bean - nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans Apios, genus Apios - twining perennial North American plants vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
	2.	groundnut - nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans wild bean, potato bean Apios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, wild bean, potato bean - a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans tuber - a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
	3.	groundnut - pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms goober, goober pea, monkey nut, earthnut, peanut edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell Arachis hypogaea, peanut vine, peanut - widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground

Translations

groundnut [ˈgraʊndnʌt]

A. N (Brit) → cacahuete m (Sp), maní m (LAm), cacahuate m (Mex)

B. CPD groundnut oil N → aceite m de cacahuete

groundnut [ˈgraʊndnʌt] n → arachide f
groundnut oil n → huile f d'arachide
ground rent n (British) → fermage m
ground rules npl → principes mpl de base
to lay down the ground rules for sth → établir les principes de base de qch
to lay down ground rules on sth → établir les principes de base de qch

groundnut [ˈgraʊndˌnʌt] n → arachide f

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groundnut [ˈgraʊndˌnʌt] n → arachide f