groundnut in English dictionary

  • groundnut

    Meanings and definitions of "groundnut"

    • A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers.
    • Any similar plant having underground tubers.
    • The nutlike tuber of such a plant; a peanut or monkey nut.
    • noun
      A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers.
    • noun
      Any similar plant having underground tubers.
    • noun
      The nutlike tuber of such a plant
    • noun
      A plant which bears its nutlike seeds underground, such as a peanut or Bambara groundnut.
    • A nutlike fruit from the plant Arachis hypogaea that grows on long stems under ground.
    • A plant native to America which produces an edible fruit.
    • noun
      a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
    • noun
      nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
    • noun
      pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms

    Synonyms of "groundnut" in English dictionary

    goober pea, peanut, vine are the top synonyms of "groundnut" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of groundnut

    • groundnut ( plural  groundnuts)
    • groundnut (plural groundnuts)
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