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EARTHNUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does earthnut mean? 

EARTHNUT (noun)
  The noun EARTHNUT has 4 senses:

1. any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europeplay

2. a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnutsplay

3. pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; 'groundnut' and 'monkey nut' are British termsplay

4. edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuberplay

  Familiarity information: EARTHNUT used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


EARTHNUT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

earth-ball; earthnut; truffle

Hypernyms ("earthnut" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Holonyms ("earthnut" is a member of...):

genus Tuber; Tuber (type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Conopodium denudatum; earthnut

Hypernyms ("earthnut" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("earthnut" is a member of...):

Conopodium; genus Conopodium (a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; 'groundnut' and 'monkey nut' are British terms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

earthnut; goober; goober pea; groundnut; monkey nut; peanut

Hypernyms ("earthnut" is a kind of...):

edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)

Holonyms ("earthnut" is a part of...):

Arachis hypogaea; peanut; peanut vine (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)


Sense 4

Meaning:

Edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

earthnut; truffle

Hypernyms ("earthnut" is a kind of...):

veg; vegetable; veggie (edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant)


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