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Definition of Earth-nut pea
1. Noun. European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey.
Group relationships: Genus Lathyrus, Lathyrus
Generic synonyms: Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Earth-nut Pea
Literary usage of Earth-nut pea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Siberia: A Record of Travel, Climbing and Exploration by Samuel Turner (1905)
"Amygdalus nana Dutch Mice, earth-nut pea, Fine Tare, Tuberous- rooted Everlasting
Pea Yellow Butter Vetch Common ..."
2. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1895)
"The " Earth-nut, Pea-nut or Ground-nut." The seeds of this annual herb are consumed
in a roasted state, or used for the expression of a palatable oil, ..."
3. The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and (1869)
"... and is thus abstracted in the Chemical Ji'ewi of June 11 :—The fruit is known,
in English language, as ground-nut, earth-nut, pea-nut, and manilla-out; ..."
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