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}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Groundnut — can mean: Seeds that ripen underground, of the following plants, all in the Faboideae subfamily of the legumes: Arachis villosulicarpa Bambara groundnut Hausa groundnut Peanut Roots and tubers: Apios americana Conopodium majus Dwarf ginseng See… … Wikipedia
Groundnut — Ground nut (ground 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
groundnut — [ground′nut΄] n. 1. a plant with edible tubers or tuberlike parts, as the peanut 2. the edible tuber or tuberlike part … English World dictionary
groundnut — UK [ˈɡraʊndˌnʌt] / US noun [countable] Word forms groundnut : singular groundnut plural groundnuts a peanut … English dictionary
groundnut — noun Date: 1602 1. a. any of several plants having edible tuberous roots; especially a North American leguminous vine (Apios americana) with pinnate leaves and clusters of brownish purple fragrant flowers b. the root of a groundnut 2. chiefly… … New Collegiate Dictionary
groundnut — noun Groundnut is used before these nouns: ↑oil … Collocations dictionary
groundnut — [[t]gra͟ʊndnʌt[/t]] groundnuts N COUNT A groundnut is a peanut. [mainly BRIT] … English dictionary
groundnut — gumbinis apijas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos daržovinis augalas (Apios americana), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Apios americana angl. American potato bean; ground bean; groundnut; wild bean vok. Erdbirne… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
groundnut — valgomasis arachis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos aliejinis, maistinis, pašarinis, vaistinis kultūrinis nuodingas augalas (Arachis hypogaea), brandinantis valgomas sėklas. Iš jo gaunami kietieji aliejai. atitikmenys: lot.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Groundnut Affair — Ort des Tanganyika Groundnut Scheme etwa 80 km nordöstlich von Dodoma Das Tanganyika Groundnut Scheme (engl.: Tanganjika Erdnuss Plan, teils auch bezeichnet als East African Groundnut Scheme, Ostafrikanischer Erdnuss Plan) war ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
