Definition of Groundnot
Ground"nut` (-nŭt`), n.
(Bot.) (a) The fruit of the Arachis
hypogæa (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]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a climbing vine, Apios americana, of eastern North America, having fragrant brownish flowers and small edible tubers
- any simimilar plant having underground tubers
- the nutlike tuber of such a plant; a peanut or monkey nut
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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