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 Definitions of Groundnut  [ˈgraʊndˌnʌt]  

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Definition of 'Groundnut' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) groundnut
a twining North American plant, Apios tuberosa, of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant brownish flowers and an edible tuber.

2.  groundnut
any of several other plants having edible underground parts.


Definition of 'Groundnut' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean, wild bean, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa
a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans

2. (noun) groundnut, potato bean, wild bean
nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans

3. (noun) peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut
pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms


Definition of 'Groundnut' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Groundnut
the fruit of the Arachis hypogaea (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut

2. (noun) Groundnut
a leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste

3. (noun) Groundnut
the dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia)

4. (noun) Groundnut
a European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum), having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, earth chestnut, hawknut, and pignut



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