groundnut

[ ground-nuht ]

/ ˈgraʊndˌnʌt /

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noun

Also called wild bean, potato bean. a twining, North American plant, Apios americana (or A. tuberosa), of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant brownish flowers and an edible tuber.

any of several other plants having edible underground parts, as the peanut.

South Atlantic States. peanut.

Origin of groundnut

First recorded in 1595–1605; ground¹ + nut

Words nearby groundnut

groundling, ground log, ground loop, groundmass, ground meristem, groundnut, groundnut oil, ground observer, groundout, ground owl, ground pea

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Example sentences from the Web for groundnut

The groundnut forms one of the chief articles of food in some sections.
The World and Its People: Book VII|Anna B. Badlam
The Peanut or Groundnut is the seed of an annual, cultivated extensively in most tropical and sub-tropical countries.
Science in the Kitchen.|Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
You will doubtless be surprised to learn that the groundnut is really only a species of the familiar peanut.
The World and Its People: Book VII|Anna B. Badlam
The groundnut is now largely cultivated for the oil it yields.
The World and Its People: Book VII|Anna B. Badlam

My present dietary consists of plantain, groundnut and olive oil, with some sour fruit like the lime.
A Guide to Health|Mahatma Gandhi

British Dictionary definitions for groundnut

groundnut

/ (ˈɡraʊndˌnʌt) /

noun

a North American climbing leguminous plant, Apios tuberosa, with fragrant brown flowers and small edible underground tubers

the tuber of this plant

any of several other plants having underground nutlike parts

British another name for peanut

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单词	groundnut
释义	groundnut [ ground-nuht ] / ˈgraʊndˌnʌt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR groundnut ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called wild bean, potato bean. a twining, North American plant, Apios americana (or A. tuberosa), of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant brownish flowers and an edible tuber. any of several other plants having edible underground parts, as the peanut. South Atlantic States. peanut. Origin of groundnut First recorded in 1595–1605; ground¹ + nut Words nearby groundnut groundling, ground log, ground loop, groundmass, ground meristem, groundnut, groundnut oil, ground observer, groundout, ground owl, ground pea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for groundnut The groundnut forms one of the chief articles of food in some sections. The World and Its People: Book VII\|Anna B. Badlam The Peanut or Groundnut is the seed of an annual, cultivated extensively in most tropical and sub-tropical countries. Science in the Kitchen.\|Mrs. E. E. Kellogg You will doubtless be surprised to learn that the groundnut is really only a species of the familiar peanut. The World and Its People: Book VII\|Anna B. Badlam The groundnut is now largely cultivated for the oil it yields. The World and Its People: Book VII\|Anna B. Badlam My present dietary consists of plantain, groundnut and olive oil, with some sour fruit like the lime. A Guide to Health\|Mahatma Gandhi British Dictionary definitions for groundnut groundnut / (ˈɡraʊndˌnʌt) / noun a North American climbing leguminous plant, Apios tuberosa, with fragrant brown flowers and small edible underground tubers the tuber of this plant any of several other plants having underground nutlike parts British another name for peanut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to groundnut earth, seed, goober, mani
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groundnut

noun

Origin of groundnut

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Example sentences from the Web for groundnut

British Dictionary definitions for groundnut

noun

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