groundnut

/ˌgraʊn(d)ˈnʌt/

Other forms: groundnuts

Definitions of groundnut

1. noun

   a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
   synonyms: Apios americana, Apios tuberosa, Indian potato, groundnut vine, potato bean, wild bean

   type of:

   vine

   a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
2. noun

   nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
   synonyms: potato bean, wild bean

   type of:

   tuber

   a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
3. noun

   pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
   synonyms: earthnut, goober, goober pea, monkey nut, peanut

   type of:

   edible nut

   a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell