apios tuberosa

2 definitions found

apios tuberosa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (ground"n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.)
     (a) The fruit of the Arachis hypog[ae]a (native country
         uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
     (b) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing
         clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root
         tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
     (c) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] --Gray.
     (d) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum),
         having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
         aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, earth   chestnut
         , hawknut, and pignut.
         [1913 Webster]

apios tuberosa - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Apios tuberosa
      n 1: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible
           tubers; important food crop of Native Americans [syn:
           groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean
           , wild bean, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa]