groundnut
nounUK /ˈɡraʊnd.nʌt/
US /ˈɡraʊnd.nʌt/
A groundnut is a small nut that grows under the ground inside a shell.
We roasted some groundnuts to eat as a snack.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A climbing vine plant with roots that have small edible tubers.
The groundnut vine climbed up the trellis in the garden.
3. Any of various plants whose edible parts grow underground, such as the peanut plant.
Farmers in the region grow groundnut as a cash crop.
4. The edible tuber of certain plants, especially when used as food.
She boiled groundnuts and served them with salt.