earthnut

[urth-nuht]

noun

1. any of various roots, tubers, or underground growths, as the peanut and the truffle.

2. any of the plants producing these.

earthnut

/ ˈɜːθˌnʌt /

noun

1. Also called: pignut. a perennial umbelliferous plant, Conopodium majus, of Europe and Asia, having edible dark brown tubers

2. any of various plants having an edible root, tuber, underground pod, or similar part, such as the peanut or truffle

Word History and Origins

Origin of earthnut¹

before 900; Middle English erthenote, Old English eorthnutu. See earth, nut

Example Sentences

This plant is rich in names, being known locally as "ground pea," "goober," "earthnut," and "pindar," as well as generally by the name of "peanut."

From Project Gutenberg