earthnut

Etymology

From Middle English erthenote, from Old English eorþhnutu, from Proto-Germanic *erþōhnuts. Cognate with German Erdnuss and Icelandic jarðhneta.

noun

  1. Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground.
    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. The dwarf ginseng: Panax trifolius
    3. Synonym of peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
    4. The underground tuber belonging to the genus Tuber; the truffle.

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