1. [Brit] Edible legume seed that develops underground in tan pods, typically two per pod with reddish-brown skins; commonly eaten raw, roasted, or made into peanut butter
   "In some regions, groundnuts are commonly called goobers";
   - peanut, earthnut, goober [US, informal], goober pea [US], monkey nut [Brit]
    
2. A North American vine with fragrant blossoms
   "The groundnut vine twined through the understory vegetation";
   - groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean, wild bean, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa
    
3. Nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
   "The archaeologists found evidence of groundnut consumption at the ancient settlement";
   - potato bean, wild bean

Derived forms: groundnuts

Type of: edible nut, nut, tuber, vine

Part of: Apios, Arachis hypogaea, genus Apios, peanut, peanut vine

Encyclopedia: Groundnut