(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:17:02

Earth"nut` (?), n. Bot.

A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground

; as to: (a)

The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum

. (b)

The peanut. See Peanut.

 

© Webster 1913.

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