Groundnut
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Groundnut is a noun meaning A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers.
Meaning
A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers.
More Meanings
- Any similar plant having underground tubers.
- The nutlike tuber of such a plant, especially peanuts.
- A plant which bears its nutlike seeds underground, such as a peanut (Arachis hypogaea) or a Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea).
Word Forms
- groundnuts
- ground nut
Synonyms for groundnut
Depending on context, synonyms include peanut, earthnut, goober.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include earthnut, peanut, goober, hopniss, pea-nut, earthpea.
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