Found 2 items, similar to groundnut.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: groundnut 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: groundnut 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. [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]