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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