1. a peanut or groundnut
Usage: chiefly British
2. the edible tuber of a European plant
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The children gathered earthnuts from the field.
• Earthnuts are a popular snack in many British pubs.
• The wild earthnut grows in woodlands across Europe.
• She roasted the earthnuts over the campfire.
• Earthnuts can be eaten raw or cooked.
• The botanist identified the small earthnut tubers.