Groundnut - Definition

n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible
tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn:
groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato
bean, wild bean, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa]
2: nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans [syn:
groundnut, potato bean, wild bean]
3: pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds;
`groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn:
peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut,
monkey nut]