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groundnut
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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.

groundnut
Noun
Brit a peanut
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.groundnutgroundnut - a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
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
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.groundnutgroundnut - pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
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 [ˈgraundnʌt] ncacahuete m
groundnut [ˈgraundnʌt] narachide f
groundnut [ˈgraundnʌt] ground nErdnuss f
groundnut [ˈgraundnʌt] narachide f


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