Definition of Earthnut. Meaning of Earthnut. Synonyms of Earthnut

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Definition of Earthnut

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Peanut Pea"nut, n. (Bot.) The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypog[ae]a); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit. 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.
Earthnut
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.
earthnut
Groundnut Ground"nut` (-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]

Meaning of Earthnut from wikipedia

- Earthnut is a common name for several unrelated plants which produce a subterranean edible seed, fruit or root Earthnut may refer to: Truffle Peanut Roots...
- Panax trifolius, or dwarf ginseng Ground nuts, nuts subjected to grinding Earthnut (disambiguation) Tanganyika groundnut scheme All pages with titles beginning...
- artichoke or sunchoke) Hemerocallis spp. (daylily) Lathyrus tuberosus (earthnut pea) Oxalis tuberosa (oca or New Zealand yam) Plectranthus edulis and P...
- kippernut, cipernut, arnut, jarnut, hawknut, earth chestnut, groundnut, and earthnut. From its po****rity with pigs come the names pignut, hognut, and more...
- Lathyrus tuberosus (also known as the tuberous pea, tuberous vetchling, earthnut pea, aardaker, or tine-tare) is a small, climbing perennial plant, native...
- vegetable in parts of western Europe, and has been called great pignut or earthnut. The plant is native to western Europe. It reaches about 60 cm (24 in)...
- Chinese ginger Boesenbergia rotunda Daikon Raph**** sativus (longipinnatus) Earthnut pea Lathyrus tuberosus Elephant foot yam Amorphophallus paeoniifolius Ensete...
- (Icelandic), mile (Dan.), mjele (Norw.), mjälla (Swed.) dune, terrain sableux earthnut, groundnut, pignut, peanut génotte, gernotte, jarnotte *jarðhnot jarðhneta...
- ask the consent of the other person by showing them a basketry plate of earthnuts and say that if they eat one, they consent. This metaphor symbolized the...
- there is neutral gr****land with red fescue and such herbs as cat’s-ear, earthnut and knapweed. The scrub is dominated by hawthorn, gorse and hazel and on...