earthnut

Meanings

Plural: earthnuts

Noun

• any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe
• a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts
• pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
• edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber
• Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground:
• A tuber belonging to the species Conopodium majus (syns. Bunium flexuosum, Conopodium denudatum), Bunium bulbocastanum (syn. Carum bulbocastanum), or Apios americana (syn. Apios tuberosa).
• Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground:
• A dwarf ginseng: Panax trifolius.
• Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground:
• Synonym of peanut (Arachis hypogaea).
• Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground:
• An underground tuber of a plant of the genus Tuber.

Synonyms

Conopodium denudatum, earth chestnut, earth-ball, goober, goober pea, groundnut, hawknut, monkey nut, peanut, pignut, truffle

Related Words

groundnut, tree nut