Canadian English Meaning of groundnut

peanut

Other Canadian English words related to peanut

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Definitions and Meaning of groundnut in English

Wordnet

groundnut (n)

a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans

nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans

pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms

Webster

groundnut (n.)

The fruit of the Arachis hypogaea (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.

A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste.

The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia).

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.

FAQs About the word groundnut

peanut

a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans, nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans, pod

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groundmass => Groundmass, groundly => thoroughly, groundling => audience, groundlessness => baselessness, groundless => groundless,