[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

groundnut \ground"nut`\ ground"nu^t`, n. bot.
   a the fruit of the arachis hypogaea native country
       uncertain; the peanut; the earthnut.
   b a leguminous, twining plant apios tuberosa, producing
       clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root
       tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
   c the dwarf ginseng aralia trifolia. u. s. --gray.
   d 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.
       1913 webster
see also:
arachis hypogaea apios tuberosa aralia trifolia bunium b. flexuosum earthnut 
earth chestnut hawknut pignut 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

peanut \pea"nut\ p=e"nu^t, n. bot.
   the fruit of a trailing leguminous plant arachis
   hypogaea; also, the plant itself, which is widely
   cultivated for its fruit.
   1913 webster

   note: the fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or
         three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the
         soil. called also earthnut, groundnut, and
         goober.
         1913 webster
see also:
arachis hypogaea earthnut groundnut goober 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

earthnut \earth"nut`\, n. bot.
   a name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or
   on the ground; as to:
   a the esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants bunium
       flexuosum and carum bulbocastanum.
   b the peanut. see peanut.
       1913 webster
see also:
bunium flexuosum carum bulbocastanum peanut 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

earthnut
     n 1: any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of
          the genus tuber; grow naturally in southwestern europe
          syn: truffle, earth-ball
     2: a common european plant having edible tubers with the flavor
        of roasted chestnuts syn: conopodium denudatum
     3: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds;
        `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are british terms syn: peanut,
         goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut
     4: edible subterranean fungus of the genus tuber syn: truffle
see also:
truffle earth-ball conopodium denudatum peanut goober goober pea 
groundnut monkey nut 

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