meaning of groundnut
1. The fruit of the Arachis hypogaea (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
2. A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
3. The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia).
4. 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.
5. pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut and `monkey nut are British terms
Related Words
groundnut | groundnut oil | groundnut vine |
