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earthnut

UK/ˈɜːθ.nʌt/US/ˈɝθ.nʌt/

earthnut noun: a tuber belonging to the species Conopodium majus (syns. Bunium flexuosum, Conopodium denudatum), Bunium bulbocastanum (syn. Carum bulbocastanum), or Apios americana (syn. Apios tuberosa).

Noun

earthnut (plural earthnuts)

  1. A tuber belonging to the species Conopodium majus (syns. Bunium flexuosum, Conopodium denudatum), Bunium bulbocastanum (syn. Carum bulbocastanum), or Apios americana (syn. Apios tuberosa).
  2. A dwarf ginseng: Panax trifolius.
  3. Synonym of peanut (Arachis hypogaea).
    Synonyms:
    peanut
  4. An underground tuber of a plant of the genus Tuber.
    Synonyms:
    truffle

Synonyms of earthnut

All synonyms of earthnut

Forms of earthnut

pluralearthnuts
alternative formearth-nut

Origin of earthnut

Inherited from Middle English erthenote, from Old English eorþhnutu, from Proto-Germanic *erþōhnuts; equivalent to earth + nut.

Questions about earthnut

What does earthnut mean?
Earthnut means a tuber belonging to the species Conopodium majus (syns. Bunium flexuosum, Conopodium denudatum), Bunium bulbocastanum (syn. Carum bulbocastanum), or Apios americana (syn. Apios tuberosa).
What part of speech is earthnut?
Earthnut is a noun.
How do you pronounce earthnut?
Earthnut is pronounced /ˈɜːθ.nʌt/ (UK).
What is the plural of earthnut?
The plural of earthnut is earthnuts.

Words near earthnut in the dictionary

  1. earthmen
  2. earthmover
  3. earthmovers
  4. earthmoving
  5. earthness
  6. earthnut
  7. earthnuts
  8. earthpea
  9. earthpeas
  10. Earthpeople
  11. Earthperson

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