earthnut

Noun
  1. Any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber;
    Grow naturally in southwestern Europe (synset 113006180)
    is a type of: fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
    belongs to: genus tuber, tuber - type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
    same as: earth-ball, truffle
  2. A common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts (synset 112956915)
    is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
    belongs to: conopodium, genus conopodium - a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae
    same as: conopodium denudatum
  3. Pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds;
    `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms (synset 107753721)
    is a type of: edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
    is a part of: arachis hypogaea, peanut, peanut vine - widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
    same as: goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut, peanut
  4. Edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber (synset 107752947)
    is a type of: veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
    same as: truffle

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