earthnut
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈɜː(ɹ)ɵ.nʌt/
  • (America)
Noun

earthnut (plural earthnuts)

  1. Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground.
    1. A tuber belonging to the species Conopodium majus (syns. Bunium flexuosum, Conopodium denudatum), Bunium bulbocastanum (syn. Carum bulbocastanum), or Apios americana (syn. Apios tuberosa)
      Synonyms: earth chestnut, hawknut, pignut
    2. The dwarf ginseng: Panax trifolius
    3. Synonym of peanut#English|peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
    4. The underground tuber belonging to the genus Tuber; the truffle.
      Synonyms: truffle
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