groundnut
Americannoun
noun
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a North American climbing leguminous plant, Apios tuberosa, with fragrant brown flowers and small edible underground tubers
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the tuber of this plant
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any of several other plants having underground nutlike parts
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another name for peanut
Etymology
Origin of groundnut
Example Sentences
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“I wanted to wait till after exams to tell you this, but…” Distractedly he poked at his roasted groundnuts in their newspaper wrapper.
From Literature
The 22-year-old had been doing casual labour in Nairobi - from selling groundnuts to construction jobs - and had long hoped to secure work in the Gulf.
From BBC
In a statement on Thursday, Human Rights Watch said the acid pollution had "killed fish, burned maize and groundnut crops, and led to the deaths of livestock, wiping out livelihoods of local farmers".
From BBC
Several farmers told BBC Gujarati that the downpour had caused extensive damage to crops like cotton and groundnut.
From BBC
In the next few days he discovered additional sources of nourishment: groundnuts, mulberries, wild mustard, wild onions, new kinds of mushrooms, spearmint, peppermint, and milkweed.
From Literature
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