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groundnut

DEFINITIONS OF: groundnut

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

Synonyms:
Apios americana, Apios tuberosa, Indian potato, groundnut vine, potato bean, wild bean
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

n nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans

Synonyms:
potato bean, wild bean
Type of:
tuber
a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage

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

Synonyms:
earthnut, goober, goober pea, monkey nut, peanut
Type of:
edible nut
a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
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