Useful english dictionary. 2012.
peanut — ☆ peanut [pē′nut΄, pē′nət ] n. [ PEA + NUT] 1. a spreading, annual vine (Arachis hypogaea) of the pea family, with yellow flowers and brittle pods ripening underground and containing one to three edible seeds 2. the pod or any of its seeds 3. [pl … English World dictionary
hog peanut — noun vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one seeded pods resembling peanuts • Syn: ↑wild peanut, ↑Amphicarpaea bracteata, ↑Amphicarpa bracteata… … Useful english dictionary
wild peanut — noun vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one seeded pods resembling peanuts • Syn: ↑hog peanut, ↑Amphicarpaea bracteata, ↑Amphicarpa bracteata • … Useful english dictionary
hog peanut — ☆ hog peanut n. a twining, leguminous vine (genus Amphicarpaea) native to E North America: the flowers borne near the ground develop bladdery pods underground … English World dictionary
monkey nut — noun pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; groundnut and monkey nut are British terms • Syn: ↑peanut, ↑earthnut, ↑goober, ↑goober pea, ↑groundnut • Hypernyms: ↑edible nut • … Useful english dictionary
goober pea — noun pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; groundnut and monkey nut are British terms • Syn: ↑peanut, ↑earthnut, ↑goober, ↑groundnut, ↑monkey nut • Hypernyms: ↑edible nut • … Useful english dictionary
earthnut — noun 1. a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts • Syn: ↑Conopodium denudatum • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Conopodium, ↑genus Conopodium … Useful english dictionary
goober — noun pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; groundnut and monkey nut are British terms • Syn: ↑peanut, ↑earthnut, ↑goober pea, ↑groundnut, ↑monkey nut • Hypernyms: ↑edible nut … Useful english dictionary
Arachis — noun a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut) • Syn: ↑genus Arachis • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Leguminosae, ↑family Leguminosae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Arachis hypogaea — noun widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground • Syn: ↑peanut, ↑peanut vine • Hypernyms: ↑legume, ↑leguminous plant •… … Useful english dictionary
