Hawknut

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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]