Groundnut

3 definitions found

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

  Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (ground"n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.)
     (a) The fruit of the {Arachis hypog[ae]a} (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]

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

  Peanut \Pea"nut\ (p[=e]"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)
     The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis
     hypog[ae]a}); 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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  groundnut
       n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible
            tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn: {groundnut
            vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios
            americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]
       2: nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans [syn: {potato
          bean}, {wild bean}]
       3: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds;
          `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn: {peanut},
           {earthnut}, {goober}, {goober pea}, {monkey nut}]