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English noun: groundnut

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


SynonymsApios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean, wild bean


Broader (hypernym)vine


Part holonymgroundnut, potato bean, wild bean


Member meronymApios, genus Apios

2. groundnut (food) nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans


Synonymspotato bean, wild bean


Broader (hypernym)tuber


Part meronymApios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean, wild bean

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


Synonymsearthnut, goober, goober pea, monkey nut, peanut


Broader (hypernym)edible nut


Part meronymArachis hypogaea, peanut, peanut vine









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