Earth-nut
1earth-nut — earthˈ nut noun 1. The edible root tuber of Conopodium flexuosum, a woodland umbelliferous plant 2. The plant itself (also arnut, pig nut, earth chestnut) 3. The peanut (genus Arachis) • • • Main Entry: ↑earth …
2earth|nut — «URTH NUHT», noun. 1. an underground part of certain plants, such as a root, tuber, or underground pod: »Peanuts, truffles, and pignuts are earthnuts. 2. any plant that produces such a root or tuber …
3earth nut — n. general name for the peanut …
4earth-nut pea — noun European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey • Syn: ↑heath pea, ↑earthnut pea, ↑tuberous vetch, ↑Lathyrus tuberosus • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
5earth-chestnut — earth chestˈnut same as ↑earth nut below. • • • Main Entry: ↑earth …
6Earth — n. & v. n. 1 a (also Earth) one of the planets of the solar system orbiting about the sun between Venus and Mars; the planet on which we live. b land and sea, as distinct from sky. 2 a dry land; the ground (fell to earth). b soil, clay, mould. c… …
7earth — n. & v. n. 1 a (also Earth) one of the planets of the solar system orbiting about the sun between Venus and Mars; the planet on which we live. b land and sea, as distinct from sky. 2 a dry land; the ground (fell to earth). b soil, clay, mould. c… …
8Nut (goddess) — This article is about the Egyptian sky goddess. For the goddess in the cosmology of Thelema, see Nuit. Nut and the Sun In the Ennead of Egyptian mythology, Nut (alternatively spelled Nuit, Newet, and Neuth) was the goddess of the sky …
9nut — nutlike, adj. /nut/, n., v., nutted, nutting. n. 1. a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell. 2. the kernel itself. 3. Bot. a hard, indehiscent, one seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn. 4.… …
10Nut — /nooht/, n. Egyptian Relig. the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside. * * * In Egyptian religion, a goddess of the sky. She represented the vault of the heavens and was often depicted… …
