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Definition of Earthnut

1. Noun. Any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe.

2. Noun. A common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts.

3. Noun. Pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; 'groundnut' and 'monkey nut' are British terms.

4. Noun. Edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber.

Definition of Earthnut

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

Definition of Earthnut

1. Noun. Any of various roots, tubers, or pods that grow underground ¹

2. Noun. A tuber belonging to the species of ''Bunium flexuosum'', ''Carum bulbocastanum'', ''Conopodium denudatum'', or ''Apios tuberosa'' ¹

3. Noun. The dwarf ginseng: ''Aralia trifolia'' ¹

4. Noun. The peanut ¹

5. Noun. The underground tuber belonging to the genus ''Tuber''; the truffle ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Earthnut

1. a European herb [n -S]

Medical Definition of Earthnut

1. A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground; as to: The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum. The peanut. See Peanut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Earthnut

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemical Trade Journal and Oil, Paint and Colour Review (1898)
"In reply to other questions the author stated that earthnut oil, which is obtained from the pea nut, ground nut, or the "monkey" nut, is used for cooking ..."

2. The Analyst (1887)
"Hence the fused fatty acids had retained 7-5 per cent, of the total quantity of tic acid. A similar result was obtained with earthnut oil (237). ..."

3. Commercial Organic Analysis by Alfred Henry Allen, Wm. A. Davis (1910)
"Arachis (earthnut) Oil. Almond Oil. Apricot-kernel Oil. Hazelnut Oil. ... earthnut oil is obtained from the nuts of Arachis •a, a leguminous creeping ..."

4. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"On 1 kg. earthnut cake the yield was 1.63 kg. milk and 189.4 solid matter, ... The milk yield on earthnut cake had decreased as the cows were in an advanced ..."

5. Farm Foods: Or, the Rational Feeding of Farm Animals : from the Sixth by Emil Theodor von Wolff, Herbert Henry Cousins (1895)
"Hay and earthnut Cake; 3. Hay, earthnut Cake, and dried chopped Turnips; 4. ... Lucerne Hay, earthnut Cake, and Turnips. The percentage of the nitrogen of ..."

6. Intensive Farming in India by John Kenny (1916)
"277 15'19 Though the earthnut cake in large quantities gave an immense return in ... As 1180 Ibs. of earthnut cake contain 18 Ibs. of potash and 15 Ibs. of ..."

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