hog peanut

Definitions of hog peanut
  1. noun
    vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
    synonyms: Amphicarpa bracteata, Amphicarpaea bracteata, wild peanut
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    type of:
    vine
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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