groundnut
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(noun) nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans |
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Synonyms: potato bean, wild bean |
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Related Words: tuber |
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(noun) a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans |
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Synonyms: Apios americana, Apios tuberosa, Indian potato, groundnut vine, potato bean, wild bean |
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Related Words: vine |
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(noun) pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms |
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Synonyms: earthnut, goober, goober pea, monkey nut, peanut |
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Related Words: edible nut |
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