groundnut

noun

1. a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans

Definition categories: plant, vine

2. nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans

Definition categories: food, tuber

3. pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms

Similar word(s): earthnut, goober, peanut

Definition categories: food