Meanings
plural earthnuts · alternative earth-nut
- Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground:
- A tuber belonging to the species Conopodium majus (syns. Bunium flexuosum, Conopodium denudatum), Bunium bulbocastanum (syn. Carum bulbocastanum), or Apios americana (syn. Apios tuberosa).
Synonyms: earth chestnut, hawknut, pignut
- A dwarf ginseng: Panax trifolius.
- Synonym of peanut (Arachis hypogaea).
Synonyms: peanut
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tuber belonging to the species Conopodium majus (syns. Bunium flexuosum, Conopodium denudatum), Bunium bulbocastanum (syn. Carum bulbocastanum), or Apios americana (syn. Apios tuberosa).
nounSynonym of peanut (Arachis hypogaea).
nounAn underground tuber of a plant of the genus Tuber.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe
nouna common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts
nounpod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; ‘groundnut’ and ‘monkey nut’ are British terms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*erþōhnuts
- Old Englisheorþhnutu
- Middle Englisherthenote
- Englishearthnut
Inherited from Middle English erthenote, from Old English eorþhnutu, from Proto-Germanic *erþōhnuts; equivalent to earth + nut.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ὕδνον
- ὕδνον (húdnon)tuber
Irish cúlarán
- cúlarántuber
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Cite this entry
earthnut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthnut
“earthnut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthnut. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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