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groundnut
(encz) | groundnut,podzemnice olejná Zdeněk Brož |
Groundnut
(gcide) | 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
tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
(c) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] --Gray.
(d) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum),
having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, {earth
chestnut}, hawknut, and pignut.
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groundnut
(gcide) | Peanut \Pea"nut\ (p[=e]"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis
hypog[ae]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely
cultivated for its fruit.
[1913 Webster]
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] |
groundnut
(wn) | groundnut
n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible
tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn:
groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, {potato
bean}, wild bean, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa]
2: nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans [syn:
groundnut, potato bean, wild bean]
3: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds;
`groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn:
peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut,
monkey nut] |
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groundnut oil
(encz) | groundnut oil, n: |
groundnut vine
(encz) | groundnut vine, n: |
Groundnut
(gcide) | 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
tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
(c) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] --Gray.
(d) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum),
having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, {earth
chestnut}, hawknut, and pignut.
[1913 Webster]Peanut \Pea"nut\ (p[=e]"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis
hypog[ae]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely
cultivated for its fruit.
[1913 Webster]
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] |
groundnut oil
(wn) | groundnut oil
n 1: an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap [syn:
peanut oil, groundnut oil] |
groundnut vine
(wn) | groundnut vine
n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible
tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn:
groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, {potato
bean}, wild bean, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa] |
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