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earth⋅nut

  [urth-nuht]
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–noun
1. any of various roots, tubers, or underground growths, as the peanut and the truffle.
2. any of the plants producing these.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME erthenote, OE eorthnutu. See earth, nut
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earth·nut   (ûrth'nŭt')   
n.  
    1. A Eurasian and northern African plant (Conopodium denudatum) having tuberous roots that are edible when roasted.
    2. The tuber of this plant.
  2. Any of various other plants, such as the peanut, similar to the earthnut.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Earthnut

Earth"nut`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground; as to: (a) The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum. (b) The peanut. See Peanut.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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