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Definition of Monkey nut
1. Noun. Pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; 'groundnut' and 'monkey nut' are British terms.
Generic synonyms: Edible Nut
Group relationships: Arachis Hypogaea, Peanut, Peanut Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monkey Nut
Literary usage of Monkey nut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of Pharmacy (1889)
"Amongst these I was struck by the excessively large proportion of monkey nut oil,
while, on the other hand, olive oil was conspicuous by its absence, ..."
2. The American Kennel Club Stud-book by American Kennel Club (1901)
"By Quarrel, out of Reeves' Rose, by monkey nut, out of Maggie, by Rustic King,
out of Alice; monkey nut by Monkey Brand ..."
3. Friends' Intelligencer by Friends Intelligencer Association (1858)
"The tree of the monkey-nut is a palm. The rude resemblance to the face of a monkey
having given a name to the nut, the likeness of the leal to the palm of ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"GROUND NUT (Earth Nut, Pistache de Terre, monkey nut, Pea Nut, Manilla Nut), in
botany, the fruit or pod of Arachis ..."
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