English noun: groundnut |
1. | groundnut (plant) 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, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean, wild bean |
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| Broader (hypernym) | vine |
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| Part holonym | groundnut, potato bean, wild bean |
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| Member meronym | Apios, genus Apios |
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2. | groundnut (food) nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans |
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| Synonyms | potato bean, wild bean |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tuber |
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| Part meronym | Apios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean, wild bean |
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3. | groundnut (food) 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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| Broader (hypernym) | edible nut |
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| Part meronym | Arachis hypogaea, peanut, peanut vine |
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