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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peanut \Pea"nut\, n. (Bot.) The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis hypog[ae]a}); also the plant itself which is widely cultivated for its fruit. 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (-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] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: groundnut n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn: {groundnut vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios americana}, {Apios tuberosa}] 2: nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans [syn: {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}, {monkey nut}]
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