"groundnut" meaning in English

See groundnut in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: groundnuts [plural]
Etymology: From ground + nut. Compare Icelandic jarðhneta, German Erdnuss (both cognate with earthnut) and Hungarian földimogyoró. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ground|nut}} ground + nut, {{ncog|is|jarðhneta}} Icelandic jarðhneta, {{ncog|de|Erdnuss}} German Erdnuss, {{ncog|hu|földimogyoró}} Hungarian földimogyoró Head templates: {{en-noun}} groundnut (plural groundnuts)
  1. A climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers. Translations (Apios americana): фъстък (fǎstǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), നിലക്കടല (nilakkaṭala) (Malayalam), tekëneipën [animate] (Unami)
    Sense id: en-groundnut-en-noun-CQDFvRdu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Unami translations, Dalbergieae tribe plants, Root vegetables Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 18 16 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 9 17 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 15 16 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 46 15 14 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 47 14 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Unami translations: 54 12 10 24 Disambiguation of Dalbergieae tribe plants: 36 10 12 42 Disambiguation of Root vegetables: 58 10 13 19 Disambiguation of 'Apios americana': 82 3 3 12
  2. Any similar plant having underground tubers.
    Sense id: en-groundnut-en-noun-mVn9K3dh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Dalbergieae tribe plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 18 16 36 Disambiguation of Dalbergieae tribe plants: 36 10 12 42
  3. The nutlike tuber of such a plant, especially peanuts.
    Sense id: en-groundnut-en-noun-hSL7d2ll Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Dalbergieae tribe plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 18 16 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 9 17 37 Disambiguation of Dalbergieae tribe plants: 36 10 12 42
  4. A plant which bears its nutlike seeds underground, such as a peanut (Arachis hypogaea) or a Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea).
    Sense id: en-groundnut-en-noun-Cx1JZW7w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Dalbergieae tribe plants, Nuts, Phaseoleae tribe plants, Vigna beans Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 18 16 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 12 12 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 9 17 37 Disambiguation of Dalbergieae tribe plants: 36 10 12 42 Disambiguation of Nuts: 16 10 19 55 Disambiguation of Phaseoleae tribe plants: 25 20 21 35 Disambiguation of Vigna beans: 29 7 5 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: earthnut, tree nut

Inflected forms

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