different between earthnut vs kippernut

earthnut

English

Etymology

From Middle English erthenote, from Old English eorþhnutu, from Proto-Germanic *erþ?hnuts; compare Icelandic jarðhneta, German Erdnuss.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???(?)?.n?t/
  • (US)

Noun

earthnut (plural earthnuts)

  1. Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground.
    1. 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
    2. The dwarf ginseng: Panax trifolius
    3. Synonym of peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
    4. The underground tuber belonging to the genus Tuber; the truffle.
      Synonym: truffle

Related terms

  • groundnut

Translations

See also

  • tree nut

Anagrams

  • heartnut

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kippernut

English

Noun

kippernut (plural kippernuts)

  1. (archaic) Any of several kinds of earthnut.
    1. Bunium bulbocastanum (black cumin) of the Apiaceae.
    2. Conopodium majus of the Apiaceae.

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