earthnut

  1. Noun.  Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground.
  2. Noun.  A tuber belonging to the species of ''Bunium flexuosum'', ''Carum bulbocastanum'', ''Conopodium denudatum'', or ''Apios tuberosa''.
  3. Noun.  The dwarf ginseng: ''Aralia trifolia''.
  4. Noun.  The peanut.
  5. Noun.  The underground tuber belonging to the genus ''Tuber''; the truffle.

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