groundnut
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- noun
- /ˈɡraʊndnʌt/
- US
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cacahuate
- In particular, they articulate geographically the historical expansion of the groundnut trade, as in Fortier's CGF-3207, "Senegal."
- groundnut trade
Examples
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After a minute, when the yolks are thick and sticky, start adding the groundnut oil very gradually.
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A year later, the Indian agent ordered Neptune off Groundnut Island and threatened to put him "in prison if I don't keep off of it.
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Also, what the heck is groundnut oil?
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There was an old woman who was digging groundnuts.
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Thank goodness you noted the oil; I should have changed that (having been told some disturbing facts about groundnut oil) to sunflower or grapeseed oil.
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On the one hand, several cards depict general market scenes, the groundnut trade, and fishermen in their dugout canoes (piroguiers).
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In 1852, an Indian agent told Penobscot Saul Neptune and his large family that they could live on Groundnut Island, once owned by the late Attean Racoon.
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Native Americans traditionally harvested groundnuts for their nutritious tubers.
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She prepared a delicious soup made from groundnuts gathered from the forest.
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In early autumn, many locals go searching for groundnuts among the fallen leaves.
Synonyms
A North American vine that climbs and has purple-brown flowers and edible underground roots
A North American climbing plant with sweet-smelling flowers and edible tubers used like potatoes
A North American climbing plant with purple flowers and edible roots
A North American plant with underground tubers that people eat
A climbing plant from North America with edible underground roots that Native Americans used as food
A North American vine with sweet-smelling flowers and edible roots used for food
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Etymology
The word groundnut comes from the English parts ground meaning 'ground' and nut meaning 'nut'. It was used for a North American plant whose edible root grows under the soil and was an important food for Native Americans, so the name helps you remember that the food comes from the ground.