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Earthnut

//ˈɜːθ.nʌt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground:; A tuber belonging to the species Conopodium majus (syns. Bunium flexuosum, Conopodium denudatum), Bunium bulbocastanum (syn. Carum bulbocastanum), or Apios americana (syn. Apios tuberosa).
  2. 2
    edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground:; A dwarf ginseng: Panax trifolius.
  4. 4
    pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; ‘groundnut’ and ‘monkey nut’ are British terms wordnet
  5. 5
    Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground:; Synonym of peanut (Arachis hypogaea).
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  1. 6
    a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts wordnet
  2. 7
    Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground:; An underground tuber of a plant of the genus Tuber.
  3. 8
    any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe wordnet

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English erthenote, from Old English eorþhnutu, from Proto-Germanic *erþōhnuts; equivalent to earth + nut.

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