groundnut

n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible

tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn: {groundnut

vine}, {Indian potato}, {potato bean}, {wild bean}, {Apios

americana}, {Apios tuberosa}]

2: nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans [syn: {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}, {monkey nut}]