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groundnut
CIDE DICTIONARY
groundnut, n.
The fruit of the Arachis hypogæa (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
groundnut, n.
1 Brit. = PEANUT.
2 a a N. American wild bean. b its edible tuber.
1 Brit. = PEANUT.
2 a a N. American wild bean. b its edible tuber.
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