groundnut

ground·nut

G0283800 (ground′nŭt′)n.1. a. A climbing vine (Apios americana) in the pea family, native to eastern North America, having compound leaves, clusters of fragrant brownish flowers, and small edible tubers.b. Any of several plants having underground tubers or nutlike parts.c. The tuber or nutlike part of such a plant.2. Chiefly British and South Atlantic US A peanut.

groundnut

(ˈɡraʊndˌnʌt) n1. (Plants) a North American climbing leguminous plant, Apios tuberosa, with fragrant brown flowers and small edible underground tubers2. (Plants) the tuber of this plant3. (Plants) any of several other plants having underground nutlike parts4. (Plants) Brit another name for peanut

ground•nut

(ˈgraʊndˌnʌt)

n. 1. a twining North American plant, Apios tuberosa, of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant brownish flowers and an edible tuber. 2. any of several other plants having edible underground parts. 3. South Atlantic U.S., Brit. peanut. [1595–1605]

Groundnut

Usually a peanut (Arachis hypogaea), which presumably originated in South America. Sometimes, however, it refers to the chufa (Cyperus esculentus), a European sedge whose tubers are favored by hogs, or the bamberra groundnut (Voandzeia subterranea), native to tropical Africa, or the hog peanut (earth pea).

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	groundnut - a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native AmericansApios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut vine, Indian potato, wild bean, potato beangroundnut, wild bean, potato bean - nutlike tuber; important food of Native AmericansApios, genus Apios - twining perennial North American plantsvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
	2.	groundnut - nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americanswild bean, potato beanApios americana, Apios tuberosa, groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, wild bean, potato bean - a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americanstuber - a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
	3.	groundnut - pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British termsgoober, goober pea, monkey nut, earthnut, peanutedible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shellArachis hypogaea, peanut vine, peanut - widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground

Translations

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(graund) noun1. the solid surface of the Earth. lying on the ground; high ground. 地面 地面2. a piece of land used for some purpose. a football ground. 場、場地(如:足球場) ...场、场地（如:足球场） verb1. to base. His argument is grounded on a series of wrong assumptions. 基於 基于2. to (cause a ship to) hit the seabed or shore and remain stuck. (使)擱淺 使搁浅3. to prevent (an aeroplane, pilot) from flying. All planes have been grounded because of the fog. 使停飛 使停飞ˈgrounding noun the teaching of the basic facts of a subject. a good grounding in mathematics. 基礎訓練 基础训练ˈgroundless adjective without reason. Your fears are groundless. 沒有理由的，毫無根據的 无理由的，无根据的 grounds noun plural1. the garden or land round a large house etc. the castle grounds. 庭園，空地 庭园，场地 2. good reasons. Have you any grounds for calling him a liar? 合理的理由 理由3. the powder which remains in a cup (eg of coffee) which one has drunk. coffee grounds. 殘渣 渣滓ground floor the rooms of a building which are at street level. My office is on the ground floor; (also adjective) a ground-floor flat. (建築物的)底層 （建築物的）底层 groundnutpeanutˈgroundwork noun work done in preparation for beginning a project etc. 基礎工作 基础break new ground to deal with a subject for the first time. 開創新局面 开辟新天地cover ground to deal with a certain amount of work etc. We've covered a lot of ground at this morning's meeting. 處理一定量的工作 完成一定量的工作get (something) off the ground to get (a project etc) started. 讓(專案等)開始 开始或从事某工作，使开始 hold one's ground to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked. Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground. 堅守陣地 坚守阵地lose ground to (be forced to) move back or retreat. The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground. (被迫)撤退 败退，失利，退却