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Webster 1913 Edition

Earthnut

Earth′nutˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground
; as to:
(a)
The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants
Bunium flexuosum
and
Carum Bulbocastanum
.
(b)
The peanut. See
Peanut
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Earthnut

EARTH'NUT

,
Noun.
The groundnut, or root of the Arachis; a small round bulb or knob, like a nut. This root or bulb is formed from the germen, which becomes a pod and is thrust into the ground by a natural motion of the stalk.
It is properly the fruit of the plant, and differs from other fruit only in the circumstance of ripening in the earth.

EARTH'NUT

,
Noun.
The pignut, or bunium; a globular root, somewhat resembling in taste a chestnut, whence it is called bulbocastanum.

Definition 2024

earthnut

earthnut

English

Noun

earthnut ‎(plural earthnuts)

  1. Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground.
    1. A tuber belonging to the species Bunium flexuosum, Carum bulbocastanum, Conopodium denudatum, or Apios tuberosa
    2. The dwarf ginseng: Panax trifolius
    3. The peanut
    4. The underground tuber belonging to the genus Tuber; the truffle.

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Etymology

earth +‎ nut

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɜː(ɹ)ɵ.nʌt/
  • (US)

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