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groundnut

ground·nut [ grównd nùt ] (plural ground·nuts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. edible tuber: the edible tuber of a climbing vine

2.  (plural ground·nuts or ground·nut) climbing plant: a climbing vine that produces groundnuts. Flowers: brownish, fragrant. Native to: North America.  Latin name Apios americana.

3. plant with edible tubers: a plant that produces underground pods or tubers containing edible nuts

4. food plants 
Same as  peanut (sense 1) (sense 2)


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