noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers.
2. 2
   pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; ‘groundnut’ and ‘monkey nut’ are British terms wordnet
3. 3
   Any similar plant having underground tubers.
4. 4
   nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans wordnet
5. 5
   The nutlike tuber of such a plant, especially peanuts.

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6. 6
   a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans wordnet
7. 7
   A plant which bears its nutlike seeds underground, such as a peanut (Arachis hypogaea) or a Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea).

Synonyms

All synonyms

almondapios americanaapios tuberosaearthnutgoobergoober pea

Etymology

From ground + nut. Compare Icelandic jarðhneta, German Erdnuss (both cognate with earthnut) and Hungarian földimogyoró.

Related phrases

bambara groundnutnorth americatree nut

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