NOUN | food | monkey nut, peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut | pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds |
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Meaning | pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; 'groundnut' and 'monkey nut' are British terms. | |
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Synonyms | peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut | |
Part of | peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea | Widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions |
Broader | edible nut | A hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell |
Spanish | arachis hypogaea, cacahuate, cacahuete, cacahuey, maní | |
Catalan | cacauet |
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