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groundnut 音标拼音: [gr'ɑʊndn ,ʌt] n. 落花生 落花生 groundnut n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [ synonym: { groundnut}, { groundnut vine}, { Indian potato}, { potato bean}, { wild bean}, { Apios americana}, { Apios tuberosa}] 2: nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans [ synonym: { groundnut}, { potato bean}, { wild bean}] 3: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; ` groundnut' and ` monkey nut' are British terms [ synonym: { peanut}, { earthnut}, { goober}, { goober pea}, { groundnut}, { monkey nut}] Groundnut \ Ground" nut`\ ( ground" n[ u^] t`), n. ( Bot.) ( a) The fruit of the { Arachis hypog[ ae] a} ( native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut. ( b) A leguminous, twining plant ({ Apios tuberosa}), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste. ( c) The dwarf ginseng ({ Aralia trifolia}). [ U. S.] -- Gray. ( d) A European plant of the genus { Bunium} ({ B. flexuosum}), having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also { earthnut}, { earth chestnut}, { hawknut}, and { pignut}. [ 1913 Webster]
Peanut \ Pea" nut\ ( p[= e]" n[ u^] t), n. ( Bot.) The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({ Arachis hypog[ ae] a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the soil. Called also { earthnut}, { groundnut}, and { goober}. [ 1913 Webster]
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